HOUSE BILL No. 6444


     September 24, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Cassis, Raczkowski, Toy, Voorhees, Ruth Johnson, Vander Veen, Patterson, Scranton,
Howell, Cameron Brown, Meyer, Lockwood, Kooiman, Kuipers and Bishop and referred to the Committee on Family and Children
Services.


        A bill to prescribe the Amber alert of Michigan as the offi-

   cial response to reports of child abductions.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the

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        "Michigan Amber alert act".

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             Sec. 2.  (1) The department of state police shall establish

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        and maintain the Michigan Amber alert plan.

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             (2) The Michigan Amber alert plan shall be designed to rap-

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        idly disseminate useful information in a predetermined manner to

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        radio and television stations within this state.

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             Sec. 3.  The Michigan Amber alert plan shall not be acti-

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        vated unless all of the following are met:

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             (a) A law enforcement agency confirms that a child has been

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        abducted.




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             (b) The law enforcement agency believes that the child is in

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        danger of serious bodily harm or death.

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             (c) Sufficient descriptive information exists concerning the

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        child and the abductor that dissemination of the information will

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        help locate the child or the abductor.

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             Enacting section 1.  This act does not take effect unless

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        Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 6445 (request

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        no. 07891'02) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into law.








































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