A. The Department of Corrections shall create for each correctional facility within this state an "Orange Alert" communication system to notify any resident within a radius of forty (40) miles when a prisoner of a correctional facility has escaped. Information regarding how to register for an Orange Alert via the communication system shall be posted in a newspaper of record within the county in which the correctional facility is located. It shall be the responsibility of each resident to register to receive Orange Alert notifications from the communication system.

B. The Department of Corrections shall promulgate policies for establishing a statewide Orange Alert communication system.

Historical Data

Laws 2023, HB 1546, c. 226, § 1, eff. November 1, 2023.