CA SB673

Establishes an "Ebony Alert" system allowing law enforcement agencies to request the California Highway Patrol activate alerts for missing Black youth ages 12-25 who are reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, at risk, developmentally disabled, cognitively impaired, or abducted.

Authorizes the California Highway Patrol to disseminate alert information through be-on-the-lookout notices, electronic flyers, and changeable message signs if a vehicle is involved and specific identifying information is available.

Requires the Highway Patrol to concur that activation would be an effective investigative tool, considering factors including the person's age, disability status, circumstances of disappearance, potential danger, use of local resources, and availability of public-disseminable information.

Encourages but does not require radio, television, cable, satellite, and social media systems to cooperate in disseminating Ebony Alert information.

Addresses documented racial disparities in missing persons cases, noting Black youth comprise 38% of missing persons cases but receive disproportionately less media attention and resources compared to white counterparts.