1. After local law enforcement officials determine an abduction has occurred, the communications center of Oklahoma Department of Public Safety will be notified and provided with basic facts. DPS will confirm the accuracy of the information and issue an Amber Alert via the State Emergency Alert System (EAS).

2. The Department of Public Safety will then send out pictures of the victim as soon as they become available to television and radio stations that are on the Highway Patrol wire following the alert via EAS

3. ‘Participating stations’ endec should be programmed for CAE (Child Abduction Emergency). This is the event code that will be used for an Amber Alert. You must make certain that your receiver is programmed to receive CAE. A CD audio recording with the alert may be available for testing purposes

4. The Amber Alert (CAE) will come to your station via your EAS receiver. Your receiver may be programmed for an automatic interrupt of programming or delay. If delayed, the alert should be broadcast within 15 minutes of receipt of the alert. Getting the information on the air as soon as possible is the key factor. The most crucial time in abduction is the first one or two hours.

5. We ask that for the first two hours you broadcast the information every 30 minutes, then once an hour for the next 3 hours

6. It is important that we have maximum participation from stations "down the line", as the abductor may have traveled to your area within the first two or three hours of the abduction.

Prompt broadcasting of an abduction is an integral part of the Amber Plan and our statewide child protection network. If it only saves the life of one child, it is well worth your participation--that one child may be from your community.