Section 15-3F-5 - Activation of Purple AlertThe following criteria shall be met before the State Police activate the Purple Alert:
(1) The person is believed to have a cognitive impairment;(2) The person is believed to be missing, regardless of circumstance;(3) An individual 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 his or her residence without assistance;(7) There is sufficient information available to indicate that a Purple Alert would assist in locating the missing person; and(8) The missing cognitively impaired person does not qualify for a Silver Alert or a Missing Endangered Child Alert.Added by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4190), eff. 7/1/2024.