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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 19<\/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":[{"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":81144,"section_number":"38.2-3418.17","catch_line":"Coverage for autism spectrum disorder","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3418.17\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72830,"identifier":"52-34.13","token":"52\/7.5\/52-34.13","url":"\/52-34.13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.13\/","token":"52\/7.5\/52-34.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Media<\/span>” means print, radio, television, and Internet-based communication systems or other methods of communicating information to the public.\n\t\t“Missing person with autism<\/span>” means any person (i) whose whereabouts are unknown; (ii) who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as defined in \u00a7 38.2-3418.17<\/a>; and (iii) whose disappearance poses a credible threat as determined by law<\/span> enforcement to the safety and health of the person and under such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police.\n\t\t“Missing Person with Autism<\/span> Alert<\/span>” means the notice of a missing person with autism<\/span> provided to the public by the media<\/span> or other methods under a Missing Person with Autism<\/span> Alert<\/span> Agreement<\/span>.\n\t\t“Missing Person with Autism<\/span> Alert<\/span> Agreement<\/span>” means a voluntary agreement between law<\/span>-enforcement officials and members of the media<\/span> whereby a person with autism 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“Virginia Missing Person with Autism<\/span> Alert<\/span> Program<\/span>” or “Program” means the procedures and Missing Person with Autism<\/span> Alert<\/span> Agreements<\/span> to aid in the identification and location of a missing person with autism<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 52-34.13)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Media” means print, radio, television, and Internet-based\ncommunication systems or other methods of communicating information to the\npublic.\n\t\t“Missing person with autism” means any person (i) whose\nwhereabouts are unknown; (ii) who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum\ndisorder as defined in \u00a7 38.2-3418.17; and (iii) whose disappearance poses a\ncredible threat as determined by law enforcement to the safety and health of the\nperson and under such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia\nState Police.\n\t\t“Missing Person with Autism Alert” means the notice of a missing\nperson with autism provided to the public by the media or other methods under a\nMissing Person with Autism Alert Agreement.\n\t\t“Missing Person with Autism Alert Agreement” means a voluntary\nagreement between law-enforcement officials and members of the media whereby a\nperson with autism will be declared missing, and the public will be notified by\nmedia outlets, and includes all other incidental conditions of the partnership\nas found appropriate by the Virginia State Police.\n\t\t“Virginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program” or\n“Program” means the procedures and Missing Person with Autism Alert\nAgreements to aid in the identification and location of a missing person with\nautism.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 19; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 189.","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}}