Developmental Disabilities Alert

Developmental Disabilities Alert

On February 16, 2007 the Governor signed HB 07-1005: Missing Senior Citizen and Persons with Developmental Disabilities Alert Program. The bill amended the Senior Alert and further defines a missing person with developmental disabilities and the steps taken to verify this status.

Criteria

Criteria must be met to activate a Developmental Disabilities Alert:

1. The person must have gone missing while in Colorado.
2. The person must be verified from a local law enforcement agency that the missing person has a developmental disability.
3. The disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person. 

If these criteria are met, a local law enforcement agency will notify the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI.) CBI will then obtain information about the missing person and circumstances of their disappearance tobegin the alert activation procedure. The CBI will forward the information on to participating radio stations, television stations and other media outlets in Colorado. If there is a plate number associated with a vehicle, the Department of Transportation Traffic Operation Center may post the plate number on the Variable Message Signs (VMS) on Colorado highways.