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ND SB2098

Bill

Status

Passed

3/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Diane Larson

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Origin

Senate

69th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a unified state alert notice system consolidating Amber alerts (child abductions), Blue alerts (threats to law enforcement officers), and Silver alerts (missing endangered individuals including disabled adults, those with developmental disabilities, and elderly adults)

  • Authorizes law enforcement agencies to request activation of alerts through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation or Highway Patrol superintendent, who must develop an operational plan with the Division of State Radio

  • Establishes minimum activation requirements for Amber alerts: child must be 17 or younger, confirmed in grave danger, and sufficient descriptive information available about the child, abductor, or vehicle

  • Establishes minimum activation requirements for Blue alerts: suspect must have threatened, injured, killed, or abducted a law enforcement officer, fled the scene, pose a public threat, and have available description for broadcast

  • Repeals existing sections 39-03-13.2 and 54-12-32 (current silver and blue alert statutes) to consolidate into the new chapter; passed unanimously (Senate 46-0, House 88-0)

Legislative Description

The state's silver and blue alert notice systems.

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20

3/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Government and Veterans Affairs2/18/2025
State and Local Government1/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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