NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/20/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1078
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Nordberg and McCann, Becker K., Buckner,
      Conti, Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Esgar, Fields, Hamner, Klingenschmitt,
      Kraft-Tharp, Lawrence, Lee, Lundeen, Melton, Neville P., Pabon,
      Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar,
      Vigil, Williams, Winter, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Jahn and Woods, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll,
      Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill,
      Hodge, Johnston, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble,
      Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Steadman,
      Todd, Ulibarri, Cadman.
      
      
      Concerning immediate reporting of missing children who are in
           the custody of a state agency to law enforcement for
           inclusion in national crime databases.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 19-1-115.3 as
      follows:
      
           19-1-115.3.  Missing children and youth from out-of-home
      placement - required reporting to law enforcement. If a child or
      youth for whom the department of human services or a county
      department of human or social services has legal custody
      pursuant to the provisions of this title is determined by the
      agency to be missing, the agency having legal custody of said
      child or youth shall report the disappearance immediately, and
      in no case later than twenty-four hours after learning of the
      disappearance, to the National Center for Missing and Exploited
      Children and to law enforcement. Law enforcement authorities
      shall notify the Colorado bureau of investigation for
      transmission to the federal bureau of investigation for entry
      into the national crime information center database pursuant to
      section 16-2.7-103, C.R.S. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
      section, the reporting requirements set forth for foster parents
      and out-of-home placement facilities in section 19-2-920 shall
      still apply.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.7-103 as
      follows:
      
           16-2.7-103.  Missing person reports - response. (1)  Upon
      receiving a report of a missing person, a law enforcement agency shall
      assess the information received from the reporting person and other
      available information. The law enforcement agency shall then determine
      the best course of action based on the circumstances.
      
           (2) (a)  If the missing person is eighteen years of age or older and
      has allegedly been missing for twenty-four hours or more, such the
      appropriate course of action shall include includes entry of relevant
      information into state and national databases and appropriate
      communications with other law enforcement agencies that may assist in
      locating the missing person.
      
           (b) (I)  If the missing person is under eighteen years of age, the law
      enforcement agency shall, within twenty-four hours after receiving the
      report, notify the Colorado bureau of investigation pursuant to section
      24-33.5-415.1 (3), C.R.S.; or
      
           (II)  If the missing person is under eighteen years of age and
      under the legal custody of the state department of human
      services or a county department of human or social services, the
      law enforcement agency shall, within twenty-four hours after
      receiving notification pursuant to section 19-1-115.3, C.R.S.,
      notify the Colorado bureau of investigation for transmission to
      the federal bureau of investigation for entry into the national
      crime information center database.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect January 1, 2016; except that, if a referendum petition is filed
      pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act
      or an item, section, or part of this act within the ninety-day period after
      final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or
      part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general
      election to be held in November 2016 and, in such case, will take effect on
      the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO