Official:Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous", by establishing a policy of posting all Missing and Endangered Persons Alerts on City websites and social media sites; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Brien
Introduced: January 22, 2015
Signed: October 22, 2015
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires the City of Philadelphia to post Missing and Endangered Persons Alerts on its websites and social media sites to aid in search and recovery efforts.
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