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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 259 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58641,"section_number":"2.2-5517","catch_line":"Use of automatic license plate recognition systems by law-enforcement agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5517\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237437,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65983,"identifier":"52-31","token":"52\/7\/52-31","url":"\/52-31\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-31\/","token":"52\/7\/52-31","dublin_core":{"Title":"Missing Children Information Clearinghouse established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-31","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Superintendent shall establish, organize, equip, staff and maintain within the Department of State Police a Missing Children Information Clearinghouse as a central repository of information regarding missing children. 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