A. The department of public safety shall issue a Brittany alert if, after review and investigation of a missing person report of a person subject to the alert, the department makes an independent determination that the missing person is a person subject to the alert.
B. The department shall develop and implement Brittany alert procedures for the purpose of disseminating, as rapidly as possible, information about a person subject to the alert. The procedures shall include:
(1) notification to the lead station of the Brittany alert;
(2) notification to other public and private media sources and members of the public as necessary; and
(3) the provision of information about the subject of the Brittany alert, including all identifying information, to the lead station and other media sources.
History: Laws 2016, ch. 8, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 8, § 3 made Laws 2016, ch. 8, § 2 effective July 1, 2016.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 15 - Missing Persons Information and Reporting
Section 29-15-1 - Short title.
Section 29-15-2 - Definitions.
Section 29-15-3 - Missing persons information clearinghouse; function.
Section 29-15-3.1 - Endangered person advisory.
Section 29-15-3.2 - Silver alert advisory.
Section 29-15-3.3 - Brittany alert advisory.
Section 29-15-4 - State department of public education; cooperation with clearinghouse.
Section 29-15-5 - Custodian or immediate family member request for information.
Section 29-15-6 - Missing person report forms.
Section 29-15-7 - Law enforcement requirements; missing person reports; unidentified human remains.
Section 29-15-7.1 - Missing child reports; law enforcement agencies; duties; registrar.
Section 29-15-7.2 - Birth records of missing children; state registrar's duties.
Section 29-15-8 - Release of dental records; immunity.
Section 29-15-9 - Cross-checking and matching.
Section 29-15-10 - Interagency cooperation.
Section 29-15-11 - Confidentiality of records.
Section 29-15-12 - Attorney general to require compliance; removal or discipline.