SECTION 9.22. Local Law Enforcement Responsibility  


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  • A local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of an abducted child may submit a request for activation of the AMBER 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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.22 adopted to be effective July 27, 2005, 30 TexReg 4216; amended to be effective August 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 6150; amended to be effective June 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 4435; amended to be effective December 14, 2020, 45 TexReg 8868