34 USC 50501 – Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Coordinator
The term “Coordinator” means the Blue Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice designated under section 50503(a) of this title.
(2) Blue Alert
The term “Blue Alert” means information sent through the network relating to—
(A) the serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty;
(B) an officer who is missing in connection with the officer’s official duties; or
(C) an imminent and credible threat that an individual intends to cause the serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer.
(3) Blue Alert plan
The term “Blue Alert plan” means the plan of a State, unit of local government, or Federal agency participating in the network for the dissemination of information received as a Blue Alert.
(4) Law enforcement officer
The term “law enforcement officer” shall have the same meaning as in section 10284 of this title.
(5) Network
The term “network” means the Blue Alert communications network established by the Attorney General under section 50502 of this title.
(6) State
The term “State” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Terms Used In 34 USC 50501
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7