Establishes a Silver Alert Program in Maine for missing endangered persons, particularly those from mental health facilities.
This bill creates a Silver Alert Program in Maine to aid in locating missing endangered persons, especially those from mental health facilities. It mandates immediate alerts to all police departments, hospitals, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and public libraries. The alerts must be reissued if the person is not found, following a set schedule. The program uses existing resources and dynamic message signs for public dissemination.
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