New Jersey § 52:17b-194

§ 52:17b-194.

a. When an MVP Emergency Alert is activated pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2015, c. 184 ( C.52:17B-194.10 ), the participating media shall voluntarily agree, upon notice from the State Police,

to transmit emergency alerts to inform the public of a missing vulnerable person who

resides within their broadcast service regions. The notice shall be provided through the State Police operational dispatch unit. b. The alerts shall be broadcast as often as possible, pursuant to the guidelines

established by the New Jersey Broadcasters' Association, for the first three hours. After the initial three hours, the alert shall be rebroadcast at such intervals

as the investigating authority, the State Police, and the participating media deem

appropriate. c. The alerts shall include a description of the missing vulnerable person, including

notice that the missing vulnerable person may appear agitated or upset, instructions

as to whether the missing vulnerable person should be approached and, if appropriate,

instructions on how to approach the missing vulnerable person, and such other information

as the State Police may deem pertinent and appropriate. The alerts also shall provide information concerning how those members of the public

who have information relating to the missing vulnerable person may contact the State

Police or other appropriate law enforcement agency. d. When a determination is made by the lead agency, and the State Police concur, that

sufficient information indicating that at the time the person went missing the person

was the operator of, a passenger in, or otherwise conveyed by a motor vehicle, concurrent

with the notice provided to the broadcast media, the State Police operational dispatch

unit shall also notify the Department of Transportation, the New Jersey Highway Authority,

the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and the South Jersey Transportation Authority of

the MVP Emergency Alert. Through the use of their variable message signs, the department and the affected

authorities shall inform the motoring public that an MVP Emergency Alert is in progress

and provide information relating to the missing vulnerable person and how motorists

may report any information they have to the State Police or other appropriate law

enforcement agency. The State Police operational dispatch unit shall also ensure that employees of the

New Jersey Transit Corporation who are on duty at any time when the MVP Emergency

Alert is in effect receive notice of the MVP Emergency Alert, along with all pertinent

information. e. The State Police shall in a timely manner update the broadcast media and any other

entity receiving notice of the MVP Emergency Alert with new information, when appropriate,

concerning the missing vulnerable person. f. The alerts shall terminate upon notice from the State Police.