Chapter 05. Pictures of Abducted Children
Regulation .01 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In this chapter, the following words have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Agency” means the Department of General Services, the Department of Transportation, or the University System of Maryland.
(2)
"Center" means the Maryland Center for Missing Children, a unit of the Criminal Intelligence Division of the Department of State Police.
(3)
Facility.
(a)
“Facility” means any single building or group of buildings in the same location under the control of or managed by an agency.
(b)
“Facility” includes an office complex and an educational campus.
(4)
“Superintendent” means the chief of operations of a facility or the designee of the chief of operations.
Regulation .02 Posting of Pictures in Facilities.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Each superintendent shall designate which building or buildings within a facility are appropriate for the display of pictures of missing children.
B.
In each designated building, the superintendent shall allocate space for the display of pictures of missing children.
C.
In the space allocated under §B of this regulation, the superintendent shall display the pictures of children abducted in non-custody-related abductions, which the Center submits for display.
D.
The superintendent may control the size and manner of a display, including the number of pictures and the length of time for which the pictures are to be displayed.
E.
In making a determination under §§A—D of this regulation, the superintendent may consider, at the superintendent's absolute discretion:
(1)
The needs of the agency;
(2)
The amount of pedestrian traffic;
(3)
The facility's resources; and
(4)
Any other factor reasonably related to the determination.
Regulation .03 Duties of the Center.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The Center is the central clearinghouse for distribution of pictures to facilities for display.
B.
The Center shall:
(1)
Determine which pictures of children abducted in non-custody-related abductions should be submitted for display;
(2)
Distribute current pictures to superintendents for display; and
(3)
Notify superintendents when a picture should no longer be displayed.
C.
Law enforcement agencies and nonprofit advocacy groups for abducted children shall work through the Center to submit pictures of missing children for display.
Chapter annotations
Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §4-209, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: August 25, 1997 (24:17 Md. R. 1217)