Section 35-3-176. Criteria for activating alert system

   (a) On notification by a local law enforcement agency that a disabled adult is missing, the director shall activate the alert system and notify appropriate participants in the alert system, as established by rule, if:

   (1) A local law enforcement agency believes that a disabled adult is missing;

   (2) A local law enforcement agency believes that the disabled adult is in immediate danger of serious bodily injury or death;

   (3) A local law enforcement agency confirms that an investigation has taken place that verifies the disappearance and eliminates alternative explanations for the disabled adult's disappearance; and

   (4) Sufficient information is available to disseminate to the public that could assist in locating the disabled adult.

(b) The area of the alert may be less than state wide if the director determines that the nature of the event makes it probable that the disabled adult did not leave a certain geographic location.

(c) The bureau may modify the criteria described by subsection (a) of this Code section as necessary for the proper implementation of the alert system.

Code 1981, § 38-3-115, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 539, § 1/HB 728; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 38/SB 103; Code 1981, § 35-3-176, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2008, p. 233, § 1/SB 202.