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MO HB679
Bill
Status
1/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Sandy Crawford
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AI Summary
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Expands Missouri's Amber Alert System to include a "Silver Alert" component for missing endangered persons who do not qualify for an Amber alert
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Defines "endangered person" as someone missing under unexplained, involuntary, or suspicious circumstances who is believed to be in danger due to age, health, mental or physical disability, environmental conditions, or being with a potentially dangerous person
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Explicitly excludes runaways from the endangered person definition unless they meet additional danger criteria
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Requires missing person complaints to include guardian contact information (name, address, phone number) when applicable
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Renames the oversight committee from "Amber Alert System Oversight Committee" to "Alert System Oversight Committee" and expands its duties to include developing criteria and procedures for both alert types
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: Select Committee on State and Local Governments(H)
3/31/2015