Title 18A: 38-31 Violations of article by parents or guardians; penalties. Any child between the ages of at 6 and under 18 who is out of school during regular school hours is subject to be picked up by the police unless he/she is accompanied by a parent/guardian.

The primary duties of the officers are designed to aid the district in maintaining a high attendance percentile. Attendance officers investigate students absent in assigned schools on a daily basis by servicing student absence slips from the schools. The officers are required to keep daily and weekly reports on student absences and check on the absences from their assigned schools. Parents and guardians are notified of conferences as requested by school officials regarding attendance-related problems. Home visits of excessively absent students are conducted and the officers report their findings to the supervising chief attendance officer and the school. Parents who are not in compliance with state law 18 A:38-25 are taken to court.

Officers will check on student transfers within the district and out of the district to make certain that the students have reported to their receiving schools. They will also investigate a student's change of address and use every resource available to locate these students.

Any suspected violations of the state's child labor laws or child welfare laws are reported.