§2201. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

1.  Department.  "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

2.  Missing senior citizen.  "Missing senior citizen" means a person:

A. Who at the time the person is first reported missing is 60 years of age or older or, under extraordinary circumstances, a person 18 to 59 years of age who also meets the criteria in paragraphs B and C;   [PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

B. With respect to whom there is a clear indication that the person has an irreversible deterioration of intellectual faculties such as dementia, as determined by a local law enforcement agency; and   [PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

C. Whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person as determined by a local law enforcement agency.   [PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

3.  Media.  "Media" means print, radio, Internet-based communication systems or other methods of communicating information to the public.

[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

4.  Silver Alert.  "Silver Alert" means a notice provided under this chapter to the public through law enforcement agencies and the media.

[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

5.  Silver Alert Program.  "Silver Alert Program" means the statewide alert program for missing senior citizens developed and implemented under this chapter.

[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).