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The initial decision to make a local or regional Codi Alert shall be at the discretion of the local or regional law-enforcement officials. Prior to making a local or regional Codi Alert, the local or regional law-enforcement officials shall confer with the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the missing or endangered child to the Virginia State Police. The initial decision to make a statewide Codi Alert shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police. The Missing Children Information Clearinghouse operated by the Virginia State Police shall serve as a central repository for information related to a missing or endangered child.C\n\nIn those situations where appropriate, the Virginia State Police shall send the Codi Alert to Virginia’s emergency alert system. Participating media are encouraged to issue the Codi Alert at designated intervals as specified by the Codi Alert Program.D\n\nIn those situations where appropriate and an existing system is available, the Virginia State Police shall contact the operator of the existing automatic dialing-announcing device system to target residents in the geographic location where the missing or endangered child was most recently seen. For purposes of this section, “automatic dialing-announcing device system” means a device that (i) selects and dials telephone numbers and (ii) working alone or in conjunction with other equipment, disseminates a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the telephone number called.E\n\nThe Codi Alert shall include such information as the law-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the missing or endangered child.F\n\nThe Codi Alert shall be canceled under the terms of the Codi Agreement. Any local law-enforcement agency that locates a child who is the subject of a Codi Alert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the child has been located.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230643,"text":"Upon receipt of a notice of a missing or endangered child from a law-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of the information and provide assistance in the implementation of the Codi 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":230644,"text":"Codi Alerts may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to make a local or regional Codi Alert shall be at the discretion of the local or regional law-enforcement officials. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 658<\/a> and 667<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":237481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63293,"identifier":"52-34.3:3","token":"52\/7.1%3A1\/52-34.3_3","url":"\/52-34.3_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.3_3\/","token":"52\/7.1%3A1\/52-34.3_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Activation of the Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program upon incident of a missing or endangered child","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.3:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receipt of a notice of a missing or endangered child<\/span> from a law<\/span>-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of the information and provide assistance in the implementation of the Codi Alert Program<\/span> as the investigation dictates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Codi Alerts<\/span> may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to make a local or regional Codi Alert shall be at the discretion of the local or regional law<\/span>-enforcement officials. Prior to making a local or regional Codi Alert, the local or regional law<\/span>-enforcement officials shall confer with the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the missing or endangered child<\/span> to the Virginia State Police. The initial decision to make a statewide Codi Alert shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police. The Missing Children Information Clearinghouse operated by the Virginia State Police shall serve as a central repository for information related to a missing or endangered child<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In those situations where appropriate, the Virginia State Police shall send the Codi Alert to Virginia’s emergency alert system. Participating media<\/span> are encouraged to issue<\/span> the Codi Alert at designated intervals as specified by the Codi Alert Program<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In those situations where appropriate and an existing system is available, the Virginia State Police shall contact the operator of the existing automatic dialing-announcing device system<\/span> to target residents in the geographic location where the missing or endangered child<\/span> was most recently seen. For purposes of this section, “automatic dialing-announcing device system<\/span>” means a device that (i) selects and dials telephone numbers and (ii) working alone or in conjunction with other equipment, disseminates a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the telephone number called. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Codi Alert shall include such information as the law<\/span>-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the missing or endangered child<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Codi Alert shall be canceled under the terms of the Codi Agreement<\/span>. Any local law<\/span>-enforcement agency that locates a child who is the subject of a Codi Alert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the child has been located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTIVATION OF THE VIRGINIA CRITICAL OPERATION FOR A DISAPPEARED CHILD INITIATIVE\n(CODI) ALERT PROGRAM UPON INCIDENT OF A MISSING OR ENDANGERED CHILD (\u00a7\n52-34.3:3)\n\nA. Upon receipt of a notice of a missing or endangered child from a\nlaw-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of\nthe information and provide assistance in the implementation of the Codi Alert\nProgram as the investigation dictates.\n\nB. Codi Alerts may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to\nmake a local or regional Codi Alert shall be at the discretion of the local or\nregional law-enforcement officials. Prior to making a local or regional Codi\nAlert, the local or regional law-enforcement officials shall confer with the\nVirginia State Police and provide information regarding the missing or\nendangered child to the Virginia State Police. The initial decision to make a\nstatewide Codi Alert shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police.\nThe Missing Children Information Clearinghouse operated by the Virginia State\nPolice shall serve as a central repository for information related to a missing\nor endangered child.\n\nC. In those situations where appropriate, the Virginia State Police shall send\nthe Codi Alert to Virginia’s emergency alert system. Participating media\nare encouraged to issue the Codi Alert at designated intervals as specified by\nthe Codi Alert Program.\n\nD. In those situations where appropriate and an existing system is available,\nthe Virginia State Police shall contact the operator of the existing automatic\ndialing-announcing device system to target residents in the geographic location\nwhere the missing or endangered child was most recently seen. For purposes of\nthis section, “automatic dialing-announcing device system” means a\ndevice that (i) selects and dials telephone numbers and (ii) working alone or in\nconjunction with other equipment, disseminates a prerecorded or synthesized\nvoice message to the telephone number called.\n\nE. The Codi Alert shall include such information as the law-enforcement agency\ndeems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the missing or\nendangered child.\n\nF. The Codi Alert shall be canceled under the terms of the Codi Agreement. Any\nlocal law-enforcement agency that locates a child who is the subject of a Codi\nAlert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the child has been\nlocated.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 658, 667.","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}}