2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 259: SILVER ALERT PROGRAM
25 §2201. Definitions

Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY

§2201. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

1. Department. "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

[ 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Missing senior citizen. "Missing senior citizen" means a person:

A. Who at the time the person is first reported missing is 60 years of age or older or, under extraordinary circumstances, a person 18 to 59 years of age who also meets the criteria in paragraphs B and C; [2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

B. With respect to whom there is a clear indication that the person has an irreversible deterioration of intellectual faculties such as dementia, as determined by a local law enforcement agency; and [2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

C. Whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person as determined by a local law enforcement agency. [2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]

[ 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Media. "Media" means print, radio, Internet-based communication systems or other methods of communicating information to the public.

[ 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW) .]

4. Silver Alert. "Silver Alert" means a notice provided under this chapter to the public through law enforcement agencies and the media.

[ 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW) .]

5. Silver Alert Program. "Silver Alert Program" means the statewide alert program for missing senior citizens developed and implemented under this chapter.

[ 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).