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Blue Alert is a public notification system in the United States to broadcast information about imminent threats to law enforcement or the general public. In order for a Blue Alert to be issued, it is required that a law enforcement officer be killed, injured, or assaulted, and that the suspect has fled and is likely to be a threat to law enforcement or the public. An alert may also be issued when a credible threat to kill or injure a law enforcement officer has been made. Blue Alerts can be issued using the Emergency Alert System.

History
In 2013, the United States House of Representatives passed the National Blue Alert Act of 2013, but the United States Senate took no action on the bill.

In 2015, the United States Congress passed the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act. The Act was named in honor of two New York City police officers killed in an ambush attack on 2014-12-20.

These laws established a nationwide system to give police an early warning of threats against police officers and to aid in the apprehension of suspects who have killed or seriously injured an officer.

National Adoption
Thirty-seven states have adopted legislation that includes the Blue Alert system:


 * Alabama
 * Arizona
 * California
 * Colorado
 * Connecticut
 * Delaware
 * Florida
 * Georgia
 * Idaho
 * Illinois
 * Indiana
 * Iowa
 * Kansas
 * Kentucky
 * Maine
 * Maryland
 * Michigan
 * Minnesota
 * Mississippi
 * Missouri
 * Montana
 * New Hampshire
 * New Jersey
 * New York
 * North Carolina
 * North Dakota
 * Ohio
 * Oklahoma
 * South Carolina
 * South Dakota
 * Tennessee
 * Texas
 * Utah
 * Vermont
 * Virginia
 * Washington
 * West Virginia

Additionally, Pennsylvania has pending legislation.

Federal Legislation

 * Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015
 * National Blue Alert Act of 2013