Ed. Code, § 49370 · Article 6. Reporting of Missing Children
Ed. Code, § 49370
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Legislature hereby declares its intent in enacting this article to require that specified persons, including school teachers, school administrators, school aides, school playground workers, and school bus drivers, report missing children to a law enforcement agency in a timely manner, in order to provide those children a necessary level of protection when they are at serious risk.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1013, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=49370.
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