Nevada Revised Statutes 432.370 – Activation by law enforcement agency to broadcast emergency bulletin on behalf of abducted child; review of completed activation by Committee for the Statewide Alert System
1. A law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the investigation of an abducted child who is less than 18 years of age may activate the System to broadcast an emergency bulletin on behalf of the child if:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 432.370
- Child: means a person who is less than 18 years of age or who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 432.010
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) The law enforcement agency confirmed that the child has been abducted;
(b) The child is in danger of serious physical harm or death; and
(c) The law enforcement agency has sufficient descriptive information about the child or the person who is suspected of abducting the child, or other pertinent information, to warrant immediate broadcast of the information.
2. Before activation of the System on behalf of a child, the law enforcement agency shall determine whether the broadcast of information will encompass:
(a) A particular county, region or state; or
(b) More than one state.
3. A law enforcement agency is not required to obtain the prior consent of the Committee before activating the System, but the Committee may review an activation of the System after the activation is complete.