As used in this subchapter:

(1) “ACIM Alert Program” or “ACIM” means “A Child is Missing Alert Program,” a national rapid-response communication network that offers free assistance to law-enforcement agencies to aid in the recovery, identity, or apprehension of missing persons through the use of immediate public notification and dissemination of information via telephone in a targeted community.

(2) “Gold Alert Program” means as defined in § 8580 of this title.

(3) “Green Alert Program” or “Green Alert” means the procedures used to aid in the identification of a missing member of the armed forces.

(4) “Investigating law-enforcement agency” means the law-enforcement agency that has primary jurisdiction in the area in which a complaint regarding a missing member of the armed forces is filed.

(5) “Missing member of the armed forces” means an individual who meets all of the following:

a. The individual’s location is unknown.

b. The individual’s domicile is in this State at the time the individual is reported missing.

c. The individual is a veteran or is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or the reserves.

d. The individual is known to have a physical or mental health condition that is related to the individual’s service as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or reserves.

e. The individual’s disappearance poses a credible threat to the health or safety of the individual, as determined by the investigating law-enforcement agency.

(6) “Veteran” means an individual who has served in the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or the reserves.

81 Del. Laws, c. 391, § 1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8580A

  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Investigating law-enforcement agency: means the law-enforcement agency that has primary jurisdiction in the area in which a complaint regarding a missing member of the armed forces is filed. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8580A
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Missing member of the armed forces: means an individual who meets all of the following:

    a. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8580A

  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Veteran: means an individual who has served in the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or the reserves. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8580A