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MO HB2151

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2014

Primary Sponsor

John Mayfield

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames the "Amber Alert System" to the "Amber Alert and Silver Alert System" to include missing endangered persons in addition to abducted children.

  • 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, weather conditions, or being with a potentially dangerous person.

  • Requires missing person complaints to include the name, address, and phone number of the guardian (if any) of the missing person, and mandates immediate entry into MULES and NCIC systems.

  • Establishes that law enforcement agencies cannot prevent immediate investigation based on automatic time limitations for missing person cases.

  • Makes knowingly filing a false report that triggers an alert a class A misdemeanor offense.

Legislative Description

Expands the Amber Alert System to include missing endangered persons, specifies the criteria for being an endangered person, and changes its name to the Amber Alert and Silver Alert system

Last Action

Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety(H)

4/8/2014

Committee Referrals

Crime Prevention And Public Safety4/8/2014

Full Bill Text

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