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NC H857

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Terry Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the North Carolina Missing with Disability Alert System within the NC Center for Missing Persons to rapidly disseminate information about missing persons or children with disabilities who may face abuse, harm, neglect, or exploitation

  • Requires the Center or law enforcement agencies to issue statewide alerts as quickly as possible when a missing person with a disability is reported

  • Mandates development of guidelines and procedures for issuing alerts, including education and training for radio and television broadcasters to participate in the system

  • Requires specific health information about the missing person to be protected from public disclosure through the alert

  • Directs coordination with the Department of Transportation to use overhead highway message signs to display information about missing persons when it could assist in recovery

Legislative Description

Create Alert/Missing Person w/ Disability

Public

Last Action

Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

4/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary II4/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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