Section 15-3B-4 - Activation of Silver AlertThe following criteria shall be met before the State Police activate the Silver Alert:
(1) The person is a senior citizen;(2) The person is believed to be missing, regardless of circumstance;(3) A person who has knowledge that the person is missing has submitted a missing person's report to the State Police or other appropriate law-enforcement agency;(4) The missing person may be in danger of death or serious bodily injury;(5) The missing person is domiciled or believed to be located in the State of West Virginia;(6) The missing person is, or is believed to be, at a location that cannot be determined by an individual familiar with the missing person, and the missing person is incapable of returning to the missing person's residence without assistance; and(7) There is sufficient information available to indicate that a Silver Alert would assist in locating the missing person.Amended by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4190), eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2017 Acts, ch. 207 (HB 2167), eff. 6/13/2017.