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MN HF3515

MN HF3515
Silver Alert system created to aid locating missing senior citizens with cognitive impairments, and criminal penalty imposed.


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Introduced
02/17/2022
In Committee
02/17/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022

Introduced Session

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating a Silver Alert system to aid in locating missing persons who are senior citizens with cognitive impairments; providing a criminal penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

AI Summary

This bill creates a Silver Alert system in Minnesota to aid in the identification, location, and recovery of missing persons who are senior citizens with dementia, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, or other cognitive impairments. The commissioner of public safety is tasked with establishing the system, developing criteria and procedures in consultation with various state agencies and organizations, and regularly reviewing and revising the system as needed. The bill also includes a provision that makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly make a false report that triggers a Silver Alert.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy (on 02/17/2022)

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