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MO HB41
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Renames the Amber Alert System to the "Amber Alert and Silver Alert System" to include missing endangered persons in addition to abducted children.
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Defines "endangered person" as an individual missing under unexplained, involuntary, or suspicious circumstances who is believed to be in danger due to age, health, disability, environmental conditions, or proximity to a potentially dangerous person.
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Requires missing person reports filed with law enforcement to include the name, address, and phone number of the missing person's guardian, if any.
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Establishes that the Alert System Oversight Committee shall develop criteria and procedures for both Amber and Silver alerts and promulgate rules for implementation and return of endangered persons.
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Makes knowingly filing a false report that triggers an alert a Class A misdemeanor.
Legislative Description
Expands the Amber Alert System to include missing endangered persons, specifies the criteria for being a missing endangered person, and changes the system's name to the Amber Alert and Silver Alert System
Last Action
Public Hearing Completed (H)
2/10/2011