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Delaware Code Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 8580A. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “ACIM Alert Program” or “ACIM” means “A Child is Missing Alert Program,” a national rapid-response communication network that offers free assistance to law-enforcement agencies to aid in the recovery, identity, or apprehension of missing persons through the use of immediate public notification and dissemination of information via telephone in a targeted community.

(2) “Gold Alert Program” means as defined in § 8580 of this title.

(3) “Green Alert Program” or “Green Alert” means the procedures used to aid in the identification of a missing member of the armed forces.

(4) “Investigating law-enforcement agency” means the law-enforcement agency that has primary jurisdiction in the area in which a complaint regarding a missing member of the armed forces is filed.

(5) “Missing member of the armed forces” means an individual who meets all of the following:

a. The individual's location is unknown.

b. The individual's domicile is in this State at the time the individual is reported missing.

c. The individual is a veteran or is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or the reserves.

d. The individual is known to have a physical or mental health condition that is related to the individual's service as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or reserves.

e. The individual's disappearance poses a credible threat to the health or safety of the individual, as determined by the investigating law-enforcement agency.

(6) “Veteran” means an individual who has served in the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or the reserves.

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