AB 1066

The Department of Justice currently administers several alert systems, under

which DOJ works with law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, and others to

disseminate information regarding certain cases involving endangered children,

missing adults at risk, and veterans at risk. These alerts are commonly known

respectively as Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts, or Green Alerts.

Under current law, the Silver Alert applies to a missing person who is at least

18 if the person has a developmental disability or suffers from dementia, or who

could, without access to medication, suffer from cognitive impairment that would

likely render the adult incapable of getting to a familiar location alone. This bill

expands the Silver Alert to include children if the situation is not covered by the

Amber Alert, which requires a reasonable belief by law enforcement that the child

was abducted and is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death and that

if sufficient information is shared with the public, the alert will assist in finding the

child. Under this bill, a Silver Alert could be issued for a missing person under 18

to whom an Amber Alert does not apply if the person is believed to be incapable of

returning home without assistance due to a physical or mental condition or disability

or if the person is under 10.