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(a) The clearinghouse shall distribute missing child and missing and endangered child report forms to law-enforcement agencies in the state and to the Department of Health and Human Resources.
(b) A missing child or missing and endangered child report may be made to a law-enforcement agency in person or by telephone, or other indirect method of communication, and the person taking the report may enter the information on the form for the reporter. A missing child or missing and endangered child report form may be completed by the reporter and delivered to a law-enforcement office.
(c) A copy of the report form shall be maintained by the clearinghouse.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 49. West Virginia Child Welfare Act § 49-6-105. Missing child report forms; where filed - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-49-west-virginia-child-welfare-act/wv-code-sect-49-6-105/
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