VI.   Homo Sapien Life

An absent Youth is one that fails to be in attendance at their place of domicile without advising anyone, and of whom it is unknown as to their general location, health and/or well-being.

A missing Youth is any absent Youth for whom a person fears for their safety, health and/or well-being and so notifies law enforcement officials of the time and circumstances of their absence.

It is the primary duty and obligation of the legal parents as custodians of a Youth to ensure their safety and well being unless the Youth has been temporarily entrusted into the care of a competent carer as temporary custodian. Therefore it is the primary duty of the custodian to notify law enforcement officials of a missing Youth immediately after it is clear the Youth is clearly missing.

It is an obligation of all parents and/or guardians to notify all agencies to which a Youth attends and/or has appointments of the change of status and legitimate reason for the non attendance of the Youth.

There shall be no minimum elapsed time before a person is permitted to report a missing Youth.

All agencies (government and private) that provide Youth related services (including but not restricted to) education, foster care, school care, and/or community welfare must register in their records the absence of attendance of any Youth for each and every day they are absent.

All agencies (government and private) that provide child related services (including but not restricted to) education, foster care, school care, and/or community welfare that have registered a Youth being absent for three (3) or more consecutive days (ignoring weekends) without notification of the parents or guardian shall be required to notify law enforcement officials of a missing Youth.

The liability for a missing Youth shall fall upon the primary parents and/or appointed guardian unless proof of their death and/or proof of abduction are in evidence.

An absent Youth is presumed to be alive for seven (7) years following their disappearance, unless proof of their death is made before then.

Upon the expiry of the seven (7) year period, the outstanding estate of the Youth may be liquidated and the Youth declared deceased.