Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1990.4: Statewide coordinator – Adoption of rules – Issuance

of directives.

The Commissioner of Public Safety is the statewide coordinator

of the silver alert system and shall:

1. Adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure

proper implementation of the alert. The rules and directives shall

include:

a. the procedures to be used by a local law enforcement

agency to verify whether a senior citizen:

(1) is missing,

(2) is believed to be suffering from dementia or

other cognitive impairment, and

(3) is one whose disappearance is believed to pose a

credible risk to the health and safety of the

missing person,

b. the criteria for local law enforcement agencies to

consider in circumstances in which a missing person

may not meet the age requirements of a silver alert

but whose safety would be best protected by the

issuance of a silver alert,

c. the procedures for local law enforcement agencies to

follow in initiating a statewide silver alert,

d. the method whereby information is distributed to

statewide media outlets,

e. the procedures for the receipt and evaluation of

information received from the public about the missing

senior citizen, and

f. the procedure for the termination of a silver alert;

and

2. Coordinate with local and statewide media outlets for the

rapid and accurate announcement of a silver alert to the public.