8594.15.
(a) For purposes of this section, “Yellow Alert” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (b), designed to issue and coordinate alerts with respect to a hit-and-run incident resulting in the death or injury of a person as described in Section 20001 of the Vehicle Code.(b) (1) If a hit-and-run incident is reported to a law enforcement agency, and that agency determines that the requirements of subdivision (c) are met, the agency may request the California Highway Patrol to activate a Yellow Alert. If the California Highway Patrol concurs that the requirements of subdivision (c) are met, it shall activate a Yellow Alert within the
geographic area requested by the investigating law enforcement agency.
(2) Radio, television, and cable and satellite systems are encouraged, but are not required, to cooperate with disseminating the information contained in a Yellow Alert.
(3) Upon activation of a Yellow Alert, the California Highway Patrol shall assist the investigating law enforcement agency by issuing the Yellow Alert via a local digital sign.
(c) A law enforcement agency may request that a Yellow Alert be activated if that agency determines that the following conditions are met in regard to the investigation of the hit-and-run incident:
(1) A person has been killed or has suffered serious bodily injury due to a hit-and-run incident.
(2) The investigating law enforcement agency has additional information concerning the suspect or the suspect’s vehicle, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(A) The complete license plate number of the suspect’s vehicle.
(B) A partial license plate number and the make, model, and color of the
suspect’s vehicle.
(C) The identity of the suspect.
(3) Public dissemination of available information could either help avert further harm or accelerate apprehension of the suspect.