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2014 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 40th Parliament

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MS. SELINA ROBINSON

BILL M 202 – 2014

SILVER ALERT ACT, 2014

This Bill creates a Silver Alert program to alert the public of a missing person who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or any other form of cognitive impairment.

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Definition

1 "Silver Alert" means a program that is a voluntary cooperative plan between provincial law enforcement agencies and various partners who work together to increase collaboration in an effort to safely recover missing persons with a cognitive impairment.

Activation

2 If a person is reported missing to a law enforcement agency, and that agency determines that the requirements of

Section 3 are met, the agency may activate a Silver Alert.

Conditions

3 A law enforcement agency may activate a Silver Alert if the Agency determines that all of the following conditions are met in regard to the investigation of the missing person:

(1) The missing person is diagnosed with any form of dementia, including Alzheimer's, or any other cognitive impairment.

(2) The investigating law enforcement agency has utilized all available local resources.

(3) There is information available that, if disseminated to the public, could assist in the safe recovery of the missing person.

Agreements

4 Law enforcement agencies must have agreements in place with broadcasting associations to assist in carrying out Silver Alerts.

Explanatory Note

This Bill creates a Silver Alert program to alert the public of a missing person who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or any other form of cognitive impairment.

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