A local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of a missing person may submit a request for activation of the Silver Alert Network. The request must be submitted using the appropriate Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) form, available on the DPS website. A local law enforcement agency may submit the form after it has verified that all statutory criteria for activation are clearly established by the specific facts of the case. Local law enforcement shall provide documentation of a diagnosed impaired mental condition with the request for activation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.32 adopted to be effective October 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 7490; amended to be effective August 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 6150; amended to be effective October 21, 2015, 40 TexReg 7245; amended to be effective February 20, 2018, 43 TexReg 892; amended to be effective December 14, 2020, 45 TexReg 8868