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§ 1-1990.5. Activation of silver alert system--Procedure

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 19. Nursing Home Care (Refs & Annos)
Silver Alert Act
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-1990.5
§ 1-1990.5. Activation of silver alert system--Procedure
Currentness
A. A silver alert shall be activated if a local law enforcement agency:
1. Receives notice of a missing senior citizen;
2. Verifies that at the time the senior citizen is reported missing:
a. the person reported missing is sixty (60) years of age or older,
b. the location of the senior citizen is unknown, or
c. the senior citizen has dementia or other cognitive impairment;
3. Determines that the disappearance of the senior citizen poses a credible threat to the health and safety of the senior citizen; and
4. Determines that information which may assist in the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen is available.
B. The local law enforcement agency shall:
1. Require the family or legal guardian of the missing senior citizen to provide documentation of the impaired mental condition of the senior citizen;
2. Determine identifying information about the missing senior citizen and any other information which might be useful to the general public in the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen; and
3. Report the individual through the national crime information center immediately upon the issuance of a silver alert.

Credits

Laws 2009, c. 50, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-1990.5, OK ST T. 63 § 1-1990.5
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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