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Any parent, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis of a missing child may contact the Clearinghouse to verify the entry of a missing child report on such child. If the Clearinghouse is requested to verify a missing child report which has not been received, the Clearinghouse shall immediately contact the appropriate law-enforcement agency and take such measures as may be necessary to determine whether a report should be entered in the centralized file.2\n\nTo maintain a system of intrastate communication to receive information relating to the disappearance or sighting of missing children. Such system shall be available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.3\n\nTo maintain close liaison with the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information on children suspected of interstate or international travel and for assistance in the operation of the Clearinghouse.4\n\nTo circulate a monthly bulletin on missing children to the news media, all law-enforcement agencies, and every school in the Commonwealth.5\n\nTo provide emergency flyers containing physical and situational descriptions of missing children when requested by law-enforcement agencies.6\n\nTo provide for training of public and private organizations regarding the operation of the Clearinghouse.7\n\nTo provide assistance to law-enforcement agencies in planning and implementing programs to fingerprint children.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201347,"text":"The Clearinghouse shall have the following powers and duties:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":201348,"text":"To maintain a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children within the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 1985. 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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2011, chapters 818<\/a> and 852<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237449,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54884,"identifier":"52-33","token":"52\/7\/52-33","url":"\/52-33\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-33\/","token":"52\/7\/52-33","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of Clearinghouse","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-33","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Clearinghouse shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To maintain a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children within the Commonwealth. The Clearinghouse shall accept a missing child report<\/span> from any law<\/span>-enforcement officer as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>. Any parent, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis of a missing child may contact the Clearinghouse to verify the entry of a missing child report<\/span> on such child. If the Clearinghouse is requested to verify a missing child report<\/span> which has not been received, the Clearinghouse shall immediately contact the appropriate law<\/span>-enforcement agency and take such measures as may be necessary to determine whether a report should be entered in the centralized file. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To maintain a system of intrastate communication to receive information relating to the disappearance or sighting of missing children. Such system shall be available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To maintain close liaison with the National Crime<\/span> Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information on children suspected of interstate or international travel and for assistance in the operation of the Clearinghouse. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To circulate a monthly bulletin on missing children to the news media, all law<\/span>-enforcement agencies, and every school in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To provide emergency flyers containing physical and situational descriptions of missing children when requested by law<\/span>-enforcement agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To provide for training of public and private organizations regarding the operation of the Clearinghouse. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> To provide assistance to law<\/span>-enforcement agencies in planning and implementing programs to fingerprint children. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF CLEARINGHOUSE (\u00a7 52-33)\n\nThe Clearinghouse shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. To maintain a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing\nchildren within the Commonwealth. The Clearinghouse shall accept a missing child\nreport from any law-enforcement officer as defined in § 9.1-101. Any\nparent, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis of a\nmissing child may contact the Clearinghouse to verify the entry of a missing\nchild report on such child. If the Clearinghouse is requested to verify a\nmissing child report which has not been received, the Clearinghouse shall\nimmediately contact the appropriate law-enforcement agency and take such\nmeasures as may be necessary to determine whether a report should be entered in\nthe centralized file.\n\n2. To maintain a system of intrastate communication to receive information\nrelating to the disappearance or sighting of missing children. Such system shall\nbe available twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.\n\n3. To maintain close liaison with the National Crime Information Center and the\nNational Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of\ninformation on children suspected of interstate or international travel and for\nassistance in the operation of the Clearinghouse.\n\n4. To circulate a monthly bulletin on missing children to the news media, all\nlaw-enforcement agencies, and every school in the Commonwealth.\n\n5. To provide emergency flyers containing physical and situational descriptions\nof missing children when requested by law-enforcement agencies.\n\n6. To provide for training of public and private organizations regarding the\noperation of the Clearinghouse.\n\n7. To provide assistance to law-enforcement agencies in planning and\nimplementing programs to fingerprint children.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 259; 2011, cc. 818, 852.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}