NJ S2802

Requires participating media outlets to broadcast Silver Alerts with the same format as Amber Alerts, including a distinctive sound tone and the statement "This is a Missing Person Silver Alert"

Mandates that Silver Alerts be broadcast as often as possible during the first three hours after issuance, following New Jersey Broadcasters Association guidelines

Changes media participation from voluntary to mandatory, requiring outlets to inform the public of missing persons within their service regions

Updates references from the "Missing Persons and Child Exploitation Unit" to the "Missing Persons Unit" and from "Watch Operations Unit" to "Intelligence and Warning Unit" in the State Police

Takes effect on the first day of the seventh month following enactment