Submission of missing person reports to the Center.
G.S. 143B-1764
in effect§ 143B-1764. Submission of missing person reports to the Center.
Any parent, spouse, guardian, legal custodian, or person responsible for the supervision of the missing individual may submit a missing person report to the Center of any missing child or missing person, regardless of the circumstances, after having first submitted a missing person report on the individual to the law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction of the area in which the individual became or is believed to have become missing, regardless of the circumstances. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1000, s. 1; 2007-469, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(w); recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 143B-1014 by 2025-4, s. 5.1(c).)
Source: North Carolina General Assembly (ncleg.gov)URL: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-1764.htmlFetched: 10/19/2026
