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AL SB132
Bill
Status
5/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Rodger Smitherman
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AI Summary
SB132 Summary
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Expands Alabama's Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Act to include individuals who have been abducted, in addition to missing or lost persons with mental disabilities, physical disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or autism.
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Requires the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to verify that an abducted individual is at risk of bodily harm or death before activating a media alert.
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Requires law enforcement officers and emergency personnel to complete first responder training for missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia when training is available through the department, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, or the Alzheimer's Association.
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Updates code language throughout the statute to replace references to "person" with "individual" for consistency and current style.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Relating to law enforcement; to amend Sections 26-19A-2, 26-19A-3, 26-19A-4, and 26-19A-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand missing and endangered persons alerts to include individuals who have been abducted; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Law enforcement, expanded the situations where law enforcement can issue a missing and endangered person alert
Last Action
Enacted
5/25/2023