Definitions
34 U.S.C. § 11292
in effectFor 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 parent;
(2) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention;
(3) the term “Center” means the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
(4) the term “parent” includes a legal guardian or other individual who may lawfully exercise parental rights with respect to the child; and
(5) the term “child sexual abuse material” has the meaning given the term “child pornography” in section 2256 of title 18; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
Source: OLRC USLMURL: https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/95/xml_usc34@119-95.zipFetched: 6/5/2026
