Section 14214 Of Title 12. Violent Crime Information Center From California Penal Code >> Title 12. >> Part 4.
14214
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the duty
of all law enforcement agencies to immediately assist any person who
is attempting to make a report of a missing person or runaway.
(b) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall continue
to implement the written policy, required to be developed and
adopted pursuant to former Section 11114.3, for the coordination of
each of its divisions with the police and sheriffs' departments
located within each division in taking, transmitting, and
investigating reports of missing persons, including runaways.