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first_reported: 2026-11-06 05:30 EST
updated: 2026-11-06 05:30 EST
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# Maryland adopts new rules after missing Baltimore boy’s case exposes gaps

Protections now extend to all children under state supervision, not just those in foster care, after 9-year-old Tristan King ran from a caseworker and remained missing for nearly six months.

Section: [Around Town](/baltimore/section/life.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [The Baltimore Banner](https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/tristan-king-maryland-missing-children-FNYRQM336FFRLBAVED6N4S3ZWA/), 2026-11-06 05:30 EST: Maryland adopts new rules after missing Baltimore boy’s case exposes gaps

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