Georgia Code
Article 7 - State-Wide Alert System for Missing Disabled Adults
§ 35-3-177. Verification That Criteria for Activation Have Been Met

Before requesting activation of the alert system, a law enforcement agency shall verify that the criteria described by subsection (a) of Code Section 35-3-176 have been satisfied. The law enforcement agency shall assess the appropriate boundaries of the alert, based on the nature of the disabled adult or medically endangered person and the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. On verification of the criteria, the law enforcement agency shall immediately contact the bureau to request activation and shall supply the necessary information on the forms prescribed by the director.
History. Code 1981, § 38-3-116, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 539, § 1/HB 728; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 38/SB 103; Code 1981, § 35-3-177 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2008, p. 233, § 1/SB 202; Ga. L. 2014, p. 704, § 3/SB 23.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 704, § 1/SB 23, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Stacey Nicole English Act.’

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