AN ACT CONCERNING "BLUE ALERTS".


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6007*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 948

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. DARGAN, 115^th Dist. REP. GENGA, 10^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING "BLUE ALERTS".

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish a "blue alert" system to alert the public when a law enforcement agent has been seriously injured or killed or is missing, and law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspect who is considered an imminent threat, and to set forth criteria that must be met for the activation of the system.

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a system to alert the public when a law enforcement agent has been seriously injured or killed or is missing and solicit the public's assistance in apprehending the suspect.