12 2 STA T .3 3 0 1 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8ofanyc o urt, a ge ncy, b oar d ,orot h er ent i ty, e x ce p t w ith re s pect to an action to enforce this subsection .‘ ‘ (j)MIS SI NGPER S O N PRO C E DU RES. — ‘‘( 1 ) OPT ION A ND PROCEDURES.— E ach institution of higher education that pro v ides on - ca m pus housing and participates in any program under this tit l e shall— ‘‘( A ) establish a missing student notification policy for students who reside in on-campus housing that— ‘‘(i) informs each such student that such student has the option to identify an individual to be contacted by the institution not later than 24 hours after the time that the student is determined missing in accord- ance with official notification procedures established by the institution under subparagraph ( B )
‘‘(ii) provides each such student a means to register confidential contact information in the event that the student is determined to be missing for a period of more than 24 hours; ‘‘(iii) advises each such student who is under 1 8 years of age, and not an emancipated individual, that the institution is re q uired to notify a custodial parent or guardian not later 24 hours after the time that the student is determined to be missing in accordance with such procedures; ‘‘(iv) informs each such residing student that the institution will notify the appropriate law enforcement agency not later than 24 hours after the time that the student is determined missing in accordance with such procedures; and ‘‘(v) requires, if the campus security or law enforce- ment personnel has been notified and ma k es a deter- mination that a student who is the subject of a missing person report has been missing for more than 24 hours and has not returned to the campus, the institution to initiate the emergency contact procedures in accord- ance with the student ’ s designation; and ‘‘(B) establish official notification procedures for a missing student who resides in on-campus housing that— ‘‘(i) includes procedures for official notification of appropriate individuals at the institution that such student has been missing for more than 24 hours; ‘‘(ii) requires any official missing person report relating to such student be referred immediately to the institution’s police or campus security department; and ‘‘(iii) if, on investigation of the official report, such department determines that the missing student has been missing for more than 24 hours, requires— ‘‘( I ) such department to contact the individual identified by such student under subparagraph (A)(i); ‘‘(II) if such student is under 18 years of age, and not an emancipated individual, the institution to immediately contact the custodial parent or legal guardian of such student; and Notif i ca tio n.
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