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OK HB1169

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2015

Primary Sponsor

Shane Stone

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Designates the Commissioner of Public Safety as statewide coordinator, responsible for adopting rules on alert procedures, media distribution, public tip evaluation, and alert termination

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations and Budget2/19/2015
Public Safety2/3/2015

Full Bill Text

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