Alabama § 26-19A-2 Purpose

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-19A-2 — Purpose

Alabama·Title 26 Infants and Incompetents·Ch. 19A Missing Senior Citizen Alert

The Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Act is enacted for the following purposes:

(1)To provide a rapid response if either of the following occur: a. The department verifies that an individual living with a mental disability, physical disability, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or autism is missing or lost and is at risk of bodily harm or death. b. The department verifies that an individual has been abducted and the department has a reasonable belief that the individual is at risk of bodily harm or death.

(2)To gain the voluntary assistance of the broadcast media to help locate missing and endangered persons.

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The Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Act is enacted for the following purposes:
(1) To provide a rapid response if either of the following occur:
a. The department verifies that an individual living with a mental disability, physical disability, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or autism is missing or lost and is at risk of bodily harm or death.
b. The department verifies that an individual has been abducted and the department has a reasonable belief that the individual is at risk of bodily harm or death.
(2) To gain the voluntary assistance of the broadcast media to help locate missing and endangered persons.

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