Montana § 44-2-505 - Duties Of Law Enforcement Authority
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 44-2-505 — Duties Of Law Enforcement Authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-2-505. Duties Of Law Enforcement Authority
Duties of law enforcement authority. Whenever a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child files a report with a law enforcement authority that the child is missing, the law enforcement authority shall within 2 hours of the report: (1) inform all on-duty law enforcement officers of the existence of the missing child report; (2) communicate the report to all other law enforcement authorities having jurisdiction in the county; (3) enter the missing child report into the national crime information center computer system; and (4) if the missing child is enrolled in a Montana public school district, request the child's directory photograph from the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to 20-7-1317 . If a directory photograph is available, it must be included with the missing child report.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-2-505 ("Duties Of Law Enforcement Authority") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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