West Virginia Code > Chapter 15 > Article 3B – Silver Alert Plan


15-3B-1	Short title
15-3B-2	Findings and declarations relative to “Silver Alert Plan”
15-3B-3	Establishment of “Silver Alert” program
15-3B-4	Activation of Silver Alert
15-3B-5	Notice to participating media; broadcast of alert
15-3B-6	Aid to missing cognitively impaired adult or senior citizen; immunity from civil or criminal liability

Cognitively impaired: means a person having a deficiency in his or her short-term or long-term memory, orientation as to person, place, and time, deductive or abstract reasoning, or judgment as it relates to safety: Provided, That the cognitive impairment is not caused by the use of alcohol or drugs not legally prescribed by a physician. See West Virginia Code 15-3B-3
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Senior citizen: means a person over sixty-five years of age. See West Virginia Code 15-3B-3
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10