Nevada § 432.205 - Duties of law enforcement agency, Clearinghouse, governmental agency and superintendent of schools upon receiving report or notification of missing child
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 432.205 — Duties of law enforcement agency, Clearinghouse, governmental agency and superintendent of schools upon receiving report or notification of missing child, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 432.205. Duties of law enforcement agency, Clearinghouse, governmental agency and superintendent of schools upon receiving report or notification of missing child
1. A law enforcement agency, upon receiving and verifying a report of a missing child,
shall immediately transmit the full contents of the report by the fastest means available
to the Clearinghouse. 2. The Clearinghouse shall, upon receipt of the report, immediately notify any governmental
agency in possession of the birth certificate of the child and the superintendent
of schools of the school district in possession of the educational records of the
child that the child is missing. 3. Upon receiving such notification, the agency or superintendent shall: (a) Maintain the birth certificate or educational records in such a manner as to ensure
that the Clearinghouse is notified immediately if a request is made for the birth
certificate or educational records. (b) Immediately notify the Clearinghouse upon receiving any such request before releasing
the birth certificate or educational records, including notification of the identity
and location or address of the person making the request. (c) Not disclose to the person making the request any communication with the Clearinghouse
or the fact that a communication must be made.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 432.205 ("Duties of law enforcement agency, Clearinghouse, governmental agency and superintendent of schools upon receiving report or notification of missing child") 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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