H. B. 4327
(By Delegates Stalnaker, H. White and Campbell)
[Introduced February 1, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §15-3A-7, relating to
utilizing the Amber Alert system to locate missing Alzheimer's
disease patients.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §15-3A-7, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3A. AMBER ALERT PLAN.
§15-3A-7 Missing Alzheimer's disease patients.
The State Police, utilizing the procedures set forth in this
article, may activate the Amber Alert in order to locate a missing
Alzheimer's disease patient when:
(1) The missing Alzheimer's disease patient may be in danger of death or serious bodily injury; and
(2) There is sufficient information available to indicate
that an Amber Alert would assist in locating the missing
Alzheimer's disease patient.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the utilization of
the Amber Alert system in order to help locate missing Alzheimer's
patients.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.