California Government Code

§ 8594.10

GOV § 8594.10 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 6.5

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “Silver Alert” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (b), designed to issue and coordinate alerts with respect to a person who is 65 years of age or older, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired, and who is reported missing.

(b)(1) If a person is reported missing to a law enforcement agency and that agency determines that the requirements of subdivision (c) are met, the agency may request the Department of the California Highway Patrol to activate a Silver Alert. If the Department of the California Highway Patrol concurs that the requirements of subdivision (c) are met, it shall activate a Silver Alert within the geographical area requested by the investigating law enforcement agency.

(2)Radio, television, and cable and satellite systems are encouraged to, but not required to, cooperate with disseminating the information contained in a Silver Alert.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 332, Sec. 1. (AB 643) Effective January 1, 2016.