Codifies AG recommendations for issuing Amber Alert when family member abducts child.
This bill sets specific criteria for issuing Amber Alerts when a child is abducted by a family member, requiring law enforcement to consider factors like past violence, threats of harm, domestic violence history, and the abductor's mental state or substance use. It automatically triggers an Amber Alert for stranger abductions, as the child is deemed to be at high risk. The bill mandates training for law enforcement and establishes protocols for media, transportation authorities, and social media to broadcast alerts with child and abductor details. It codifies Attorney General recommendations following a 2010 case where an Amber Alert wasn't issued in a family abduction, clarifying when such alerts should activate.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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Annette Quijano
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