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Committee hears sponsors propose escaped‑convict alert program to add public notifications for felony escapes
Summary
House Bill 23 would create an Escaped Convict Alert Program (ECAP) enabling regional alerts for escaped felons convicted of or charged with felonies. Sponsors said ECAP would modernize statutory notification requirements to include broadcast and text alerts while protecting broadcasters acting in good faith.
Representatives Romer and Williams presented House Bill 23 to create an Escaped Convict Alert Program (ECAP) allowing law enforcement to issue targeted regional alerts when a person convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or charged with a felony escapes custody.
Representative Romer described a personal episode that motivated the bill—receiving an alert about an escaped felon on his street—and said the measure seeks to…
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