MS HB315

Creates felony offense for parent, guardian, or legal custodian who willfully fails to notify law enforcement that a child age 10 or younger has been missing for 48 hours, punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $5,000.

Creates felony offense for parent, guardian, or legal custodian who willfully fails to report a child age 10 or younger's death to law enforcement or emergency personnel within 12 hours of learning about the death, punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or fine of up to $10,000.

Creates felony offense for parent, guardian, or legal custodian who willfully fails to report the location of a child age 10 or younger's corpse to law enforcement within 12 hours of learning the location, subject to same penalties as death reporting requirement.

Exempts from reporting requirements cases where the child's death is already known by medical personnel or law enforcement.

Takes effect July 1, 2012.