42 U.S.C. § 5772 : US Code - Section 5772: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 5772 : US Code - Section 5772: Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter -
(1) the term "missing child" means any individual less than 18
years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to such individual's
legal custodian if -
(A) the circumstances surrounding such individual's
disappearance indicate that such individual may possibly have
been removed by another from the control of such individual's
legal custodian without such custodian's consent; or
(B) the circumstances of the case strongly indicate that such
individual is likely to be abused or sexually exploited;
(2) the term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and
(3) the term "Center" means the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.