{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.356","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.356","heading":"LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.","body":"Before requesting activation of the alert system, a local law enforcement agency must verify that the criteria described by Section 411.355(a) or (b) or 411.3555, as applicable, have been satisfied. On verification of the applicable criteria, the local law enforcement agency shall immediately contact the department to request activation and shall supply the necessary information on the forms prescribed by the director.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 737 (H.B. 1075), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 3556), Sec. 2, eff. June 13, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER L. STATEWIDE AMERICA'S MISSING: BROADCAST EMERGENCY RESPONSE (AMBER) ALERT SYSTEM FOR ABDUCTED CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.356","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bfe16a80ebd2c2022d4fbc531df64641dc0a1cdc2d571df406ce707d8a7e991d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.3555","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.357"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}