Establishes a voluntary registry of individuals with autism, Alzheimer's or dementia who may be at risk of wandering away from home; creates a standardized form available that may be submitted to local law enforcement agencies by family members and caregivers of such individuals that would include identifying information and may include a photograph of the registrant.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3552
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to assisting state and
local law enforcement agencies in establishing a registry to locate
certain missing individuals
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 24 to read as follows:
24. PROMULGATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE
FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, A STANDARDIZED FORM THAT MAY
BE USED BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS A VOLUNTARY
REGISTRY TO HELP LOCATE PERSONS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISOR-
DERS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR OTHER DEMENTIA, OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE
TO COMMUNICATE AND WHO LOSE THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE FAMILIAR PLACES OR
FACES. SUCH FORM MAY INCLUDE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON THE MISSING
REGISTRANT SUCH AS PHYSICAL FEATURES, MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WHETHER THE
PERSON IS NON-VERBAL, AND NAMES OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO CONTACT IF THE
PERSON IS LOCATED. SUCH FORM MAY ALSO PROVIDE FOR A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
REGISTRANT TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE FORM.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06706-01-5
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