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34 U.S.C. § 21904

Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through Ashanti Alert communications network

United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective

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34 U.S.C. § 21904, Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through Ashanti Alert communications network, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470540
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Subject to subsection (b), the Coordinator shall establish minimum standards for— The minimum standards established under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies), provide for the dissemination of appropriate information relating to the special needs of a missing adult (including health care needs) to the appropriate law enforcement, public health, and other public officials. The minimum standards established under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies), provide that the dissemination of an alert through the Ashanti Alert communications network shall be limited to the geographic areas that the missing adult could reasonably reach, considering— The minimum standards established under subsection (a) shall require that, in order for an Ashanti Alert to be issued for a missing adult, the missing adult— be missing under circumstances that indicate, as determined by an appropriate law enforcement agency— The minimum standards established under subsection (a) shall— In establishing minimum standards under subsection (a), the Coordinator may not interfere with the system of voluntary coordination between local broadcasters and State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies for purposes of regional and local search efforts for missing adults that was in effect on the day before December 31, 2018.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-468(H.R. 2780)2000-11-09
    Kristen's Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-401(H.R. 5075)2018-12-31
    Ashanti Alert Act of 2018
    House: 386–2Senate: no recorded tally