Senate Engrossed House Bill

 

missing indigenous person; alert system

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

CHAPTER 199

 

HOUSE BILL 2281

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 41, chapter 12, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1728.01; relating to the department of public safety.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 12, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1728.01, to read:

START_STATUTE41-1728.01. Turquoise alert system; requirements; definitions

A. The department shall establish the turquoisealert system as a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate alerts following the report of a MISSING person.

B. On the request of an authorized person at a law enforcement agency that is investigating a report of a MISSING PERSON, the department shall request an activation of the emergency alert system and issue a TurquoiseALERT if all of the following conditions are met:

1. The missing person is under sixty-five years of age.

2. The law enforcement agency investigating the missing person report:

(a) Has used all available local resources.

(b) Has determined that the person has gone missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances.

(c) Believes that the missing person is in danger or that the missing person is in the company of a potentially dangerous person or that there are other factors indicating that the missing person may be in peril.

3. There is information available that, if disseminated to the public, could assist in the safe recovery of the missing person.

4. The department has been designated to use the federally authorized emergency alert system for the issuance of Turquoisealerts.

C. If the department issues a turquoiseALERT pursuant to this section, the department shall provide the turquoise ALERT information to any other entity that provides similar notifications in this state.

D. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Law eNFORCEMENT agency" means the ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, A MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, A COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCy AND A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCy that operates WITHIN THis state.

2. "Person" includes a member OF A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Purpose

The purpose of this act is to honor and memorialize the life of San Carlos Apache Tribal member, Emily Pike.

Sec. 3. Short title

This act may be cited as "Emily's Law".

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 13, 2025.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 13, 2025.