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The initial decision to make a local Critically Missing Adult Alert shall be at the discretion of the local law-enforcement official. Prior to making a local Critically Missing Adult Alert, the local law-enforcement official shall confer with the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the critically missing adult to the Virginia State Police. The decision to make a regional or statewide Critically Missing Adult Alert shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police.C\n\nThe Critically Missing Adult Alert shall include the critically missing adult information as defined in § 15.2-1718.2 and any other such information as the law-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the critically missing adult.D\n\nThe Critically Missing Adult Alert shall be cancelled under the terms of the Critically Missing Adult Alert Agreement. Any local law-enforcement agency that locates a critically missing adult who is the subject of an alert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the critically missing adult has been located.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":296766,"text":"Upon receipt of a notice of a critically missing adult from a law-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of the information and provide assistance in the activation of the Critically Missing Adult Alert Program as the investigation dictates.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":296767,"text":"Critically Missing Adult Alerts may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to make a local Critically Missing Adult Alert shall be at the discretion of the local law-enforcement official. 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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68631,"section_number":"15.2-1718.2","catch_line":"Receipt of critically missing adult reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1718.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237523,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82789,"identifier":"52-34.12","token":"52\/7.4\/52-34.12","url":"\/52-34.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.12\/","token":"52\/7.4\/52-34.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Activation of Critically Missing Adult Alert Program upon an incident of a critically missing adult","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receipt of a notice of a critically missing adult<\/span> from a law<\/span>-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of the information and provide assistance in the activation of the Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> Program<\/span> as the investigation dictates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alerts<\/span> may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to make a local Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> shall be at the discretion of the local law<\/span>-enforcement official. Prior to making a local Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span>, the local law<\/span>-enforcement official shall confer with the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the critically missing adult<\/span> to the Virginia State Police. The decision to make a regional or statewide Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> shall include the critically missing adult<\/span> information as defined in § 15.2-1718.2<\/a> and any other such information as the law<\/span>-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the critically missing adult<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> shall be cancelled under the terms of the Critically Missing Adult<\/span> Alert<\/span> Agreement<\/span>. Any local law<\/span>-enforcement agency that locates a critically missing adult<\/span> who is the subject of an alert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the critically missing adult<\/span> has been located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTIVATION OF CRITICALLY MISSING ADULT ALERT PROGRAM UPON AN INCIDENT OF A\nCRITICALLY MISSING ADULT (\u00a7 52-34.12)\n\nA. Upon receipt of a notice of a critically missing adult from a law-enforcement\nagency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of the information\nand provide assistance in the activation of the Critically Missing Adult Alert\nProgram as the investigation dictates.\n\nB. Critically Missing Adult Alerts may be local, regional, or statewide. The\ninitial decision to make a local Critically Missing Adult Alert shall be at the\ndiscretion of the local law-enforcement official. Prior to making a local\nCritically Missing Adult Alert, the local law-enforcement official shall confer\nwith the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the critically\nmissing adult to the Virginia State Police. The decision to make a regional or\nstatewide Critically Missing Adult Alert shall be at the discretion of the\nVirginia State Police.\n\nC. The Critically Missing Adult Alert shall include the critically missing adult\ninformation as defined in § 15.2-1718.2 and any other such information as\nthe law-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe\nrecovery of the critically missing adult.\n\nD. The Critically Missing Adult Alert shall be cancelled under the terms of the\nCritically Missing Adult Alert Agreement. Any local law-enforcement agency that\nlocates a critically missing adult who is the subject of an alert shall notify\nthe Virginia State Police immediately that the critically missing adult has been\nlocated.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 397.","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}}