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16.175 Abduction of children -- Kentucky Amber alert system -- Department to
operate in cooperation with other agencies.
(1) The Department of Kentucky State Police, in cooperation with the Transportation
Cabinet, the Division of Emergency Management, the Kentucky Broadcasters <br>Association, and the Kentucky Press Association, shall operate a system to notify <br>the public when a child has been abducted and the department determines that <br>public notification might aid in the recovery of the child. The system shall be <br>known as the Kentucky Amber alert system.
(2) The system shall utilize existing resources, including but not limited to electronic
highway signs, the emergency broadcast system, law enforcement communications <br>systems, and local, regional, and statewide media providers.
(3) No public alert using the system shall be issued unless the department, in
consultation with the law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the <br>abduction of a minor occurred, has determined: <br>(a) That the minor has actually been abducted or that all available evidence
strongly indicates that the minor has been abducted;
(b) That public notification is the most appropriate method of recovering the child
in a safe and efficient manner; and
(c) The geographic area in which the notification shall be made.
(4) If it is determined by the department that public notification shall be initiated, the
department shall notify the public and private agencies and organizations which will <br>actually provide the notification and shall provide those organizations and agencies <br>with the information which the department deems necessary.
(5) All law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the
department in the provision and dissemination of information regarding any <br>abducted minor.
(6) No law enforcement agency, other than the department, shall activate the
notification system specified in this section without the authority of the department.
(7) The system shall be operated by all agencies of the Commonwealth within existing
budgetary appropriations.
Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 67, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created
2003 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). A technical correction has been
made in this section by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS 7.136.
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16.175 Abduction of children -- Kentucky Amber alert system -- Department to
operate in cooperation with other agencies.
(1) The Department of Kentucky State Police, in cooperation with the Transportation
Cabinet, the Division of Emergency Management, the Kentucky Broadcasters <br>Association, and the Kentucky Press Association, shall operate a system to notify <br>the public when a child has been abducted and the department determines that <br>public notification might aid in the recovery of the child. The system shall be <br>known as the Kentucky Amber alert system.
(2) The system shall utilize existing resources, including but not limited to electronic
highway signs, the emergency broadcast system, law enforcement communications <br>systems, and local, regional, and statewide media providers.
(3) No public alert using the system shall be issued unless the department, in
consultation with the law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the <br>abduction of a minor occurred, has determined: <br>(a) That the minor has actually been abducted or that all available evidence
strongly indicates that the minor has been abducted;
(b) That public notification is the most appropriate method of recovering the child
in a safe and efficient manner; and
(c) The geographic area in which the notification shall be made.
(4) If it is determined by the department that public notification shall be initiated, the
department shall notify the public and private agencies and organizations which will <br>actually provide the notification and shall provide those organizations and agencies <br>with the information which the department deems necessary.
(5) All law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the
department in the provision and dissemination of information regarding any <br>abducted minor.
(6) No law enforcement agency, other than the department, shall activate the
notification system specified in this section without the authority of the department.
(7) The system shall be operated by all agencies of the Commonwealth within existing
budgetary appropriations.
Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 67, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created
2003 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). A technical correction has been
made in this section by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS 7.136.
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16.175 Abduction of children -- Kentucky Amber alert system -- Department to
operate in cooperation with other agencies.
(1) The Department of Kentucky State Police, in cooperation with the Transportation
Cabinet, the Division of Emergency Management, the Kentucky Broadcasters <br>Association, and the Kentucky Press Association, shall operate a system to notify <br>the public when a child has been abducted and the department determines that <br>public notification might aid in the recovery of the child. The system shall be <br>known as the Kentucky Amber alert system.
(2) The system shall utilize existing resources, including but not limited to electronic
highway signs, the emergency broadcast system, law enforcement communications <br>systems, and local, regional, and statewide media providers.
(3) No public alert using the system shall be issued unless the department, in
consultation with the law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the <br>abduction of a minor occurred, has determined: <br>(a) That the minor has actually been abducted or that all available evidence
strongly indicates that the minor has been abducted;
(b) That public notification is the most appropriate method of recovering the child
in a safe and efficient manner; and
(c) The geographic area in which the notification shall be made.
(4) If it is determined by the department that public notification shall be initiated, the
department shall notify the public and private agencies and organizations which will <br>actually provide the notification and shall provide those organizations and agencies <br>with the information which the department deems necessary.
(5) All law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the
department in the provision and dissemination of information regarding any <br>abducted minor.
(6) No law enforcement agency, other than the department, shall activate the
notification system specified in this section without the authority of the department.
(7) The system shall be operated by all agencies of the Commonwealth within existing
budgetary appropriations.
Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 67, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created
2003 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/26/2007). A technical correction has been
made in this section by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS 7.136.
