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House approves measure requiring private search teams to coordinate with sheriffs
Summary
Lawmakers passed House Bill 2668 to require private or professional search-and-rescue entities to notify and coordinate with county sheriffs and disclose qualifications and intended use before operating in active searches, prompted by testimony about unpaid bills and families exposed on social media.
Representative Osborne sponsored House Bill 2668, a measure that requires private professional search-and-rescue teams to notify the county sheriff and disclose intent and qualifications before engaging in searches, with limited exceptions for immediate life-safety needs.
Osborne, who described decades of personal experience in volunteer search-and-rescue, told colleagues the measure responds to incidents in…
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