Section 427A.521 - Procedures for activation; duties upon activation and upon notification of activation1. If, after taking the actions set forth in section 7 of this regulation, the law enforcement agency determines that it is appropriate to activate the System, the law enforcement agency may activate the System. To activate the System, the law enforcement agency must: (a) Transmit the completed activation form prescribed by the Department pursuant to section 9 of this regulation to the communications center of the Department which is located nearest to the law enforcement agency; (b) Place a telephone call to the communications center of the Department which is located nearest to the law enforcement agency to confirm that the communications center received the activation form; (c) Initiate a computerized alert to other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate, to attempt to locate the missing endangered older person and, if applicable, the suspect; and (d) Enter the information concerning the missing endangered older person into the computer for the National Crime Information Center. 2. If a vehicle is involved in the disappearance of the missing endangered older person and the law enforcement agency has sufficient descriptive information regarding the vehicle to disseminate through the System, the communications center of the Department will: (a) Initiate a radio broadcast to other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate, to attempt to locate the missing endangered older person and, if applicable, the suspect, and will repeat the broadcast at designated intervals of not less than once every 4 hours; (b) Notify the following participating members of the System, as appropriate, given the geographical area that the dissemination of information will encompass, that the System has been activated: (2) Other communications centers established by the Department; (3) Organizations which provide information relating to crimes to residents of this State through the use of Internet-based technology; and (4) Any other public or private organizations that have chosen to participate in the System; and (c) Notify the Department of Transportation that the law enforcement agency: (1) Has activated the System; (2) Has determined that the disappearance involved a vehicle and the law enforcement agency has sufficient information regarding the vehicle to disseminate through the System; and(3) Has decided that it would be beneficial to have the information relating to the missing endangered older person and the vehicle posted on signs operated by the Department of Transportation on highways and roads. The Department of Transportation will determine whether it is appropriate to have the requested information posted on such signs. 3. If a vehicle is not involved in the disappearance of the missing endangered older person or if a vehicle is involved in the disappearance of the missing endangered older person but the law enforcement agency does not have sufficient descriptive information regarding the vehicle to disseminate through the System, the law enforcement agency must notify the following participating members of the System, as appropriate, given the geographical area that the dissemination of the information will encompass, that the System has been activated: (b) Organizations which provide information relating to crimes to residents of this State through the use of Internet-based technology; and (c) Any other public or private organizations that have chosen to participate in the System. 4. Upon being notified by the Department or another law enforcement agency that the System has been activated, the participating members of the System shall disseminate all appropriate information that may assist in locating the missing endangered older person.Nev. Admin. Code § 427A.521
Added to NAC by Department of Public Safety by R021-12, eff. 6/23/2014