The Attorney General shall establish a national Blue Alert communications network within the Department of Justice to issue Blue Alerts through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of Blue Alert plans, in coordination with States, units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and other appropriate entities.
34 U.S.C. § 50502
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 14165a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
- Blue Alert
- The term "Blue Alert" means information sent through the network relating to-(A) the serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty;(B) an officer who is missing in connection with the officer's official duties; or(C) an imminent and credible threat that an individual intends to cause the serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer.
- network
- The term "network" means the Blue Alert communications network established by the Attorney General under section 50502 of this title.