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The initial decision to make a local Senior Alert shall be at the discretion of the local law-enforcement official. Prior to making a local Senior Alert, the local law-enforcement official shall confer with the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the missing senior adult to the Virginia State Police. The decision to make a regional or statewide Senior Alert shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police.C\n\nThe Senior Alert shall include the missing senior adult information as defined in § 15.2-1718.1 and any other such information as the law-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the missing senior adult.D\n\nThe Senior Alert shall be cancelled under the terms of the Senior Alert Agreement. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 486<\/a> and 723<\/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":82227,"section_number":"19.2-60.1","catch_line":"Use of unmanned aircraft systems by public bodies; search warrant required","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-60.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82937,"section_number":"15.2-1718.1","catch_line":"Receipt of missing senior adult reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1718.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60595,"identifier":"52-34.6","token":"52\/7.2\/52-34.6","url":"\/52-34.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.6\/","token":"52\/7.2\/52-34.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Activation of Senior Alert Program upon an incident of a missing senior adult","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receipt of a notice of a missing senior 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 Senior Alert Program<\/span> as the investigation dictates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

C.<\/span> The Senior Alert shall include the missing senior adult<\/span> information as defined in § 15.2-1718.1<\/a> and any other such information as the law<\/span>-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the missing senior adult<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Senior Alert shall be cancelled under the terms of the Senior Alert Agreement<\/span>. Any local law<\/span>-enforcement agency that locates a missing senior adult<\/span> who is the subject of an alert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the missing senior adult<\/span> has been located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTIVATION OF SENIOR ALERT PROGRAM UPON AN INCIDENT OF A MISSING SENIOR ADULT\n(\u00a7 52-34.6)\n\nA. Upon receipt of a notice of a missing senior 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 Senior Alert Program as the\ninvestigation dictates.\n\nB. Senior Alerts may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to\nmake a local Senior Alert shall be at the discretion of the local\nlaw-enforcement official. Prior to making a local Senior Alert, the local\nlaw-enforcement official shall confer with the Virginia State Police and provide\ninformation regarding the missing senior adult to the Virginia State Police. The\ndecision to make a regional or statewide Senior Alert shall be at the discretion\nof the Virginia State Police.\n\nC. The Senior Alert shall include the missing senior adult information as\ndefined in § 15.2-1718.1 and any other such information as the\nlaw-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery\nof the missing senior adult.\n\nD. The Senior Alert shall be cancelled under the terms of the Senior Alert\nAgreement. Any local law-enforcement agency that locates a missing senior adult\nwho is the subject of an alert shall notify the Virginia State Police\nimmediately that the missing senior adult has been located.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 486, 723.","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}}