Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 661 - PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Chapter 89 - MISSING PERSONS
Rule 661-89.305 - Activation procedures
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1) An Iowa blue alert shall be issued by department communications upon receipt of a request from a participating law enforcement agency, provided the criteria established in rules 661-89.302 (80H) and 661-89.303 (80H) are met.
(2) In order to initiate an Iowa blue alert, a law enforcement agency shall submit by facsimile transmission a completed copy of the "State of Iowa Blue Alert Notification Plan Facsimile Transmission Packet" to the Des Moines station of department communications. If transmission to the Des Moines station is not feasible, transmission may be made to the Cedar Rapids department communications.
(3) Upon establishment of the blue alert criteria established in Iowa Code section 80H.3 and rules 661-89.302 (80H) and 661-89.303 (80H), the department shall transmit a blue alert through the emergency alert system to Iowa broadcasters.
(4) Upon the transmission of a blue alert, the department shall post the alert on its website, accessible by the public.
Note: The website of the department is dps.iowa.gov.
(5) After an initial blue alert transmission, additional information may be submitted by the participating law enforcement agency by facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or telephonic means.
(6) The bureau chief of the department communications bureau may direct the transmission of an Iowa blue alert upon request from another state, provided that there is evidence the suspect may be present in Iowa.
(7) The blue alert transmission may be directed to a specific geographic location within the state if the department communications bureau determines that the nature of the event makes it probable that the suspect or peace officer did not leave a certain geographic location of the state.
