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The decision to make a regional or statewide Missing Person with Autism Alert shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police.\n\nC\n\nThe Missing Person with Autism Alert shall include such information as the law-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the missing person with autism.\n\nD\n\nThe Missing Person with Autism Alert shall be canceled under the terms of the Missing Person with Autism Alert Agreement. Any local law-enforcement agency that locates a missing person with autism who is the subject of an alert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the missing person with autism has been located.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1367874,"text":"Upon receipt of a notice of a missing person with autism from a law-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of the information and provide assistance in the activation of the Missing Person with Autism Alert Program as the investigation dictates.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1367875,"text":"Missing Person with Autism Alerts may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to make a local Missing Person with Autism Alert shall be at the discretion of the local law-enforcement official. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 19<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1464539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367428,"identifier":"52-34.15","token":"52\/7.5\/52-34.15","url":"\/52-34.15\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-34.15\/","token":"52\/7.5\/52-34.15","dublin_core":{"Title":"Activation of Virginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program upon incident of a missing person with autism","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-34.15","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receipt of a notice of a missing person with autism<\/span> from a law<\/span>-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of the information and provide assistance in the activation of the Missing Person with Autism Alert<\/span> Program<\/span> as the investigation dictates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Missing Person with Autism Alerts<\/span> may be local, regional, or statewide. The initial decision to make a local Missing Person with Autism Alert<\/span> shall be at the discretion of the local law<\/span>-enforcement official. Prior to making a local Missing Person with Autism Alert<\/span>, the local law<\/span>-enforcement official shall confer with the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the missing person with autism<\/span> to the Virginia State Police. The decision to make a regional or statewide Missing Person with Autism Alert<\/span> shall be at the discretion of the Virginia State Police. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Missing Person with Autism Alert<\/span> shall include such information as the law<\/span>-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery of the missing person with autism<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Missing Person with Autism Alert<\/span> shall be canceled under the terms of the Missing Person with Autism Alert Agreement<\/span>. Any local law<\/span>-enforcement agency that locates a missing person with autism<\/span> who is the subject of an alert shall notify the Virginia State Police immediately that the missing person with autism<\/span> has been located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTIVATION OF VIRGINIA MISSING PERSON WITH AUTISM ALERT PROGRAM UPON INCIDENT OF\nA MISSING PERSON WITH AUTISM (\u00a7 52-34.15)\n\nA. Upon receipt of a notice of a missing person with autism from a\nlaw-enforcement agency, the Virginia State Police shall confirm the accuracy of\nthe information and provide assistance in the activation of the Missing Person\nwith Autism Alert Program as the investigation dictates.\n\nB. Missing Person with Autism Alerts may be local, regional, or statewide. The\ninitial decision to make a local Missing Person with Autism Alert shall be at\nthe discretion of the local law-enforcement official. Prior to making a local\nMissing Person with Autism Alert, the local law-enforcement official shall\nconfer with the Virginia State Police and provide information regarding the\nmissing person with autism to the Virginia State Police. The decision to make a\nregional or statewide Missing Person with Autism Alert shall be at the\ndiscretion of the Virginia State Police.\n\nC. The Missing Person with Autism Alert shall include such information as the\nlaw-enforcement agency deems appropriate that will assist in the safe recovery\nof the missing person with autism.\n\nD. The Missing Person with Autism Alert shall be canceled under the terms of the\nMissing Person with Autism Alert Agreement. Any local law-enforcement agency\nthat locates a missing person with autism who is the subject of an alert shall\nnotify the Virginia State Police immediately that the missing person with autism\nhas been located.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 19; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 189.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}