Nevada § 432.190 - Prohibition against law enforcement agency adopting general policy establishing waiting period or delay before action on report of missing child; duty of law enforcement agency to evaluate information and circumstances to determine immediacy of action
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§ 432.190. Prohibition against law enforcement agency adopting general policy establishing waiting period or delay before action on report of missing child; duty of law enforcement agency to evaluate information and circumstances to determine immediacy of action
A law enforcement agency shall not adopt a general policy establishing a waiting period
or delay before acting upon any report of a missing child under the age of 14. The law enforcement agency which receives the initial report on the missing child
shall evaluate all information available to that agency and the circumstances surrounding
the disappearance of the child to determine whether immediate action is necessary.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 432.190 cover?
Section 432.190 ("Prohibition against law enforcement agency adopting general policy establishing waiting period or delay before action on report of missing child; duty of law enforcement agency to evaluate information and circumstances to determine immediacy of action") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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