Popular Name Statutized?:
Y
Type:
Victim
Date Enacted:
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Short Title:
"Code Adam Act of 2003"
Classification:
42 USC 5601 (note)
PL:
108-21, title III, subtitle D (section 361)
Statute At Large:
117 Stat 665
Named For?:
Named for Adam Walsh (son of John Walsh), who disappeared from a store at age 6 in 1981. "Code Adam" describes the procedures to be followed when a child goes missing in a store.
Interesting Part Statutized?:
Y
Notes:
short title - missing children procedures in public buildings