California Government Code

§ 8594.11

GOV § 8594.11 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 6.5

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “Endangered Missing Advisory” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (b), designed to issue and coordinate alerts with respect to a person who is at risk, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired, or who has been abducted.

(b)(1) If a person is reported missing to a law enforcement agency and that agency determines that the requirements of subdivision (c) are met, the agency may request the Department of the California Highway Patrol to activate an Endangered Missing Advisory. If the Department of the California Highway Patrol concurs that the requirements of subdivision (c) are met, the Department of the California Highway Patrol may activate an Endangered Missing Advisory within the appropriate geographical area.

(2)Radio, television, cable, satellite, and social media systems are encouraged to, but not required to, cooperate with disseminating the information contained in an Endangered Missing Advisory.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 59. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.