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(a) “Abducted child” means a child:
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(1) whose whereabouts are unknown;
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(2)
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(A) whose domicile at the time he was reported missing was the Virgin Islands; or
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(B) about whom credible information is received from a law enforcement agency located in another jurisdiction that the abducted child is traveling to or in the Virgin Islands;
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(C) whose age at the time he was first reported missing was seventeen years of age or younger; and
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(D) whose disappearance poses a credible threat, as determined by law enforcement or child welfare officials, to the safety and health of the child.
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(3) “Amber Alert” means a declaration by an official authorized by the Police Department that an abduction has occurred and that notifications and broadcasts should be made pursuant to the Amber Alert notification plan.
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(4) “Amber Alert Program” means a program under which the Virgin Islands Police Department transmits information about a recently abducted child to broadcasters that have agreed to participate in the Program and immediately and repeatedly broadcast the information to the general public.
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(5) “Broadcaster” includes radio and television broadcasters.
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(6) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department.
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(7) “Department” means the Virgin Islands Police Department.
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(8) “Program” or “Amber Alert Program” means the Virgin Islands Amber Alert Emergency Response Program established under this chapter.
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(9) “V.I.T.E.M.A.” means the Virgin Islands Emergency Management Agency.
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