MN SF1351

Commissioner of public safety shall establish a Silver Alert system to identify, locate, and recover missing senior citizens with dementia, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, or other cognitive impairments.

Commissioner must develop criteria and procedures for the Silver Alert system in consultation with state and local officials, law enforcement, broadcasters, and organizations including the Alzheimer's Association and Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance, with adoption required by October 1, 2015.

Silver Alert system shall include all state and local agencies capable of providing urgent information, along with broadcasters and private entities that volunteer to participate in disseminating public information.

Commissioner may notify authorities and entities outside Minnesota upon verification that established criteria have been met.

Knowingly making a false report that triggers a Silver Alert is guilty of a misdemeanor.