GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 392

HOUSE BILL 743

 

AN ACT TO REQUIRE REPORTING OF MISSING CHILDREN IN DAY CARE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 110 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 110-102.1.  Reporting of missing children. - Operators and staff, as defined in G.S. 110-86(7), 110-90.1 and 110-91(8), or any adult present with the approval of the care provider in a day-care facility or plan, as defined in G.S. 110-86(3), (4) and 110-106, upon learning that a child which has been placed in their care or presence is missing, shall immediately report the missing child to law enforcement. For purposes of this Article, a child is anyone under the age of 18."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1985.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of June, 1985.