Rules

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  • (a) The Commissioner of Police shall promulgate rules in accordance with Title 3, chapter 35 of the Virgin Islands Code for the implementation of the Program. The rules must include, but need not be limited to:

    • (1) Procedures for verifying whether child abduction has occurred and the circumstances thereunder;

    • (2) The process for reporting the information to the participating broadcasters;

    • (3) Procedures providing instruction specifying how law enforcement agencies, broadcaster and any other intermediate emergency agencies that may institute activation of the Amber Alert shall proceed after an abduction has been reported to a law enforcement agency;

    • (4) Specification of the event code or codes that should be used if the Alert is activated to report a child abduction;

    • (5) Recommended language for an abduction alert; and

    • (6) Recommendations on the extent of the geographical area to which a child abduction emergency alert should be broadcast.

  • (b) The Commissioner of the V.I.P.D. shall see that the policies and procedures to be implemented under subsection (b) of section 424 are implemented immediately and distributed to law enforcement agencies, broadcasters and intermediate agencies.

  • (c) All governmental agencies and entities shall cooperate fully with the Commissioner of Police and provide assistance as needed to implement this chapter.


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