Title 34 — Welfare
17 chapters · 206 sections in this title.
34 V.I.C. § 421 Alert Program Act
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This chapter may be cited as “The Alert Program Act of 2003”.
34 V.I.C. § 422 Findings
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(a) The Legislature finds that:(1) Public alerts can be one of the most effective strategies in combating child abductions;(2) Professionals in the field of child abduction and missing children agree that in the case of an abducted child, the first few hours following the abducti…
34 V.I.C. § 423 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter(a) “Abducted child” means a child:(1) whose whereabouts are unknown;(2) (A) whose domicile at the time he was reported missing was the Virgin Islands; or(B) about whom credible information is received from a law enforcement agency located in another ju…
34 V.I.C. § 424 Amber Alert Emergency Response Program
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(a) To assist with the safe recovery of abducted children, there is established in the Virgin Islands Police Department the Virgin Islands Amber Alert Emergency Response Program. The Program shall be implemented and administered by the Virgin Islands Police Department and shall b…
34 V.I.C. § 425 Staffing
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The Commissioner and the Attorney General shall designate staff responsible for the operation of the Amber Alert Program.
34 V.I.C. § 426 Procedure and notification
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(a) The Commissioner shall develop a procedure established by regulation which the Department may follow to verify a child has been abducted. (b) The Commissioner shall notify all government departments and agencies, all broadcasters in the territory and the public of the Program…
34 V.I.C. § 427 Broadcast of abduction information
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(1) A broadcaster participating in the Amber Alert program shall immediately broadcast(1) the description of the abducted child; and(2) other information that will assist in locating the abducted child to general public pursuant to the Amber Alert plan agreement between the Polic…
34 V.I.C. § 428 Immunity from civil liability
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(a) A broadcaster that has agreed to participate in the Amber Alert Program and that(1) receives an Amber Alert notification from the Department; and(2) broadcasts a description of the abducted child contained in the notification and other information contained in the notificatio…
34 V.I.C. § 429 Rules
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(a) The Commissioner of Police shall promulgate rules in accordance with Title 3, chapter 35 of the Virgin Islands Code for the implementation of the Program. The rules must include, but need not be limited to:(1) Procedures for verifying whether child abduction has occurred and …