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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 397<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2022, chapters 394<\/a> and 395<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58641,"section_number":"2.2-5517","catch_line":"Use of automatic license plate recognition systems by law-enforcement agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5517\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76036,"section_number":"37.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55158,"identifier":"52-34.10","token":"52\/7.4\/52-34.10","url":"\/52-34.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.10\/","token":"52\/7.4\/52-34.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Critically missing adult<\/span>” means an adult, including an adult who has a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or mental illness as those terms are defined in \u00a7 37.2-100<\/a>, 18 years of age or older whose whereabouts are unknown and whose disappearance poses a credible threat as determined by a law<\/span>-enforcement agency to the health and safety of the adult and under such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police.\n\t\t“Critically missing adult<\/span> alert<\/span>” means the notice of a critically missing adult<\/span> provided to the public by the media<\/span> or other methods under a Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> Agreement<\/span>.\n\t\t“Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> Agreement<\/span>” means a voluntary agreement between law<\/span>-enforcement officials and members of the media<\/span> whereby an adult will be declared missing, and the public will be notified by media<\/span> outlets, and includes all other incidental conditions of the partnership as found appropriate by the Virginia State Police.\n\t\t“Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> Program<\/span>” means the procedures and Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> Agreements<\/span> to aid in the identification and location of a critically missing adult<\/span>.\n\t\t“Media<\/span>” means print, radio, television, and Internet-based communication systems or other methods of communicating information to the public.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 52-34.10)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Critically missing adult” means an adult, including an adult who\nhas a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or mental illness as\nthose terms are defined in \u00a7 37.2-100, 18 years of age or older whose\nwhereabouts are unknown and whose disappearance poses a credible threat as\ndetermined by a law-enforcement agency to the health and safety of the adult and\nunder such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State\nPolice.\n\t\t“Critically missing adult alert” means the notice of a critically\nmissing adult provided to the public by the media or other methods under a\nCritically Missing Adult Alert Agreement.\n\t\t“Critically Missing Adult Alert Agreement” means a voluntary\nagreement between law-enforcement officials and members of the media whereby an\nadult will be declared missing, and the public will be notified by media\noutlets, and includes all other incidental conditions of the partnership as\nfound appropriate by the Virginia State Police.\n\t\t“Critically Missing Adult Alert Program” means the procedures and\nCritically Missing Adult Alert Agreements to aid in the identification and\nlocation of a critically missing adult.\n\t\t“Media” means print, radio, television, and Internet-based\ncommunication systems or other methods of communicating information to the\npublic.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 397; 2022, cc. 394, 395.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}