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ACT No. 70
Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 94
BY REPRESENTATIVES KATZ, ABRAMSON, BARROW, DOERGE, HILL, MICHAEL
JACKSON, JOHNSON, LABRUZZO, LEBAS, LEGER, NOWLIN, SIMON, AND
WILLMOTT AND SENATORS CLAITOR, DONAHUE, KOSTEL KA, MURRAY,
QUINN, AND THOMPSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1563(H), R.S. 43:34, and R.S. 46:1431(A) and (C)(3),2
relative to the Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse of this3
state; to provide for administrative authority; to authorize the promulgation of rules;4
and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 33:1563(H) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
§1563. Duty to hold autopsies, investigations, etc.8
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H. In deaths investigated by the coroner where he is not able to establish the10
identity of the dead body by visual means, fingerprints, or other identifying data, the11
coroner shall have a qualified dentist or forensic anthropologist or forensic12
pathologist carry out a dental examination of the dead body. If the coroner, with the13
aid of the dental examination, is still not able to establish the identity of the dead14
body, the coroner shall prepare and forward the dental examination and other15
identifying records to state and local law enforcement agencies. When the dead body16
may be that of an individual under the age of eighteen years, the coroner shall send17
this information to the Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse18
within the Department of Children and Family Services Public Safety and19
Corrections, office of state police.20
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Section 2. R.S. 43:34 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 94
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§34. Louisiana Conservationist magazine; information on missing children;1
publication required 2
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in conjunction with the Missing3
and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse of the Department of Children4
and Family Services Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall5
publish in each issue of the Louisiana Conservationist magazine the picture, name,6
and description of one or more Louisiana children believed to be missing or the7
picture, name, and description of one or more children believed to be missing in8
Louisiana. In addition, the department shall also publish in the Louisiana9
Conservationist magazine in reasonable proximity to such names and pictures, the10
names of children whose pictures were published in the magazine and the dates that11
they were located. The toll-free telephone number provided by the National Center12
for Missing and Exploited Children for the purpose of receiving information related13
to a missing child or children shall be published with the consent of the organization.14
Section 3. R.S. 46:1431(A) and (C)(3) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as15
follows:16
§1431. Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse; establishment;17
definitions18
A. There is hereby created a Missing and Exploited Children Information19
Clearinghouse within the Department of Children and Family Services Public Safety20
and Corrections, office of state police. The clearinghouse shall be operated by the21
office of human development. The secretary deputy secretary for public safety22
services shall establish services deemed appropriate by the department to aid in the23
location of missing and/or exploited children. The department may promulgate rules24
and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for25
the Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse.26
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C. As used in this Section:28
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(3) "Missing child report" is a report prepared on a form designed by the1
Department of Children and Family Services Public Safety and Corrections, office2
of state police, for use by private citizens and law enforcement agencies to report3
missing children information to the Missing and Exploited Children Information4
Clearinghouse.5
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: