                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VIRGINIA SENIOR ALERT PROGRAM (§ 52-34.5)

The Virginia State Police shall develop policies for the establishment of
uniform standards for the creation of Senior Alert Programs throughout the
Commonwealth. The Virginia State Police shall (i) inform local law-enforcement
officials of the policies and procedures to be used for the Senior Alert
Programs; (ii) assist in determining the geographic scope of a particular Senior
Alert; and (iii) establish procedures and standards by which a local
law-enforcement agency shall verify that a senior adult is missing and shall
report such information to the Virginia State Police.
		The establishment of a Senior Alert Program by a local law-enforcement agency
and the media is voluntary, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to be
a mandate that local officials or the media establish or participate in a Senior
Alert Program.

HISTORY: 2007, cc. 486, 723.