Partnerships with Broadcasters and Department of Transportation

The broadcasters in Nebraska have signed an MOU with the AMBER Alert committee.

Participation in the Nebraska AMBER / EMA Plans by Nebraska media entities is voluntary and is permitted upon satisfaction of the following requirements:

1. The Broadcast Station has established a Standard Operating Procedure governing the receipt and broadcast of AMBER Alerts; AND
2. The Media Entity, if a broadcast station, agrees to broadcast AMBER Alerts received by Nebraska State Patrol as received through the Emergency Alert System (“EAS”); AND
3. The Media Entity agrees not to refer to any alert or advisory as an ”AMBER alert,” an “Endangered Missing Person Advisory,” an “Endangered Missing Advisory,” or an “EMA” by broadcast, social media, or any other means until verified and activated by the Nebraska State Patrol (“NSP”); AND
4. The Media Entity agrees to broadcast or disseminate through its website and respective social media platforms all Endangered Missing Advisories verified by NSP within its designated geographic region(s).