AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 54 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a state alert notice system; and to repeal sections 39-03-13.2 and 54-12-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state's silver and blue alert notice systems.
What changed between versions
Added clear definitions for Amber alert notice (child abduction), Blue alert notice (threats to law enforcement), and Silver alert notice (missing endangered individuals including disabled adults, elderly vulnerable adults, and those with developmental disabilities).
Modified activation requirements to specify that Amber alerts require the child to be 17 or younger and confirmed in grave danger, while Blue alerts require the suspect to have fled the scene with available descriptions and pose a threat to public safety.
Added requirement for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Highway Patrol to prepare an operational plan for coordinating alert activations and broadcasting through the Division of State Radio.
Removed and repealed sections 39-03-13.2 and 54-12-32 of the North Dakota Century Code that previously governed Silver and Blue alert systems separately.
