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OK HB1169
Bill
Status
2/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Shane Stone
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AI Summary
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Creates the JaRay Wilson Runaway Child Alert System Act, establishing a statewide alert system for missing or runaway children age 17 or younger whose disappearance poses a credible threat to their safety and health
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Directs the Department of Public Safety to implement the system in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, Department of Human Services, local law enforcement, and the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters
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Designates the Commissioner of Public Safety as statewide coordinator, responsible for adopting rules on alert procedures, media distribution, public tip evaluation, and alert termination
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Allows local law enforcement to activate alerts after verifying the child's age, unknown location, and credible safety threat, and requires immediate reporting to the National Crime Information Center
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Amends existing child custody law to permit law enforcement to take a runaway child located through this alert system into protective custody while determining if the child is a victim of abuse, with out-of-state runaways subject to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles Act
Legislative Description
Children; creating the JaRay Wilson Runaway Child Alert System Act; effective date.
Government
Last Action
Referred to Appropriations and Budget
2/19/2015