NC H698

Transfers the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons from the Department of Public Safety to the State Highway Patrol via a Type I transfer, with the Commander of the State Highway Patrol assuming oversight authority previously held by the Secretary of Public Safety

Establishes three new alert systems within the Center: the Ashanti Alert for abducted adults over 18 when abductor and vehicle information is available (24-hour alert), the Missing Endangered Alert for persons 64 or younger with cognitive impairments (90-day alert), and the Missing – Weather Alert for persons missing during extreme weather conditions (30-day alert)

Revises the Silver Alert to apply specifically to missing persons aged 65 or older with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or cognitive impairment, and removes the "Missing Endangered System" designation

Updates AMBER Alert criteria to require that the child be both abducted and in danger of injury or death, and clarifies that parental abductions require suspected imminent danger of serious injury or death

Becomes effective July 1, 2025, and authorizes the State Highway Patrol to adopt implementing rules using expedited rulemaking procedures