CA AB1475

Police departments and sheriff's offices are prohibited from sharing booking photos of individuals arrested for nonviolent crimes on social media unless the suspect is a fugitive, imminent threat to public safety, a judge orders the release, or an exigent circumstance exists.

Law enforcement agencies must remove booking photos of nonviolent crime suspects from social media within 14 days upon request by the individual or their representative, unless one of the specified exceptions applies.

Booking photos of individuals arrested for any crime must be removed from social media within 14 days if the person's record was sealed, conviction dismissed/expunged/pardoned, they received a certificate of rehabilitation, were found not guilty, or were not ultimately charged.

"Nonviolent crime" is defined as any crime not identified in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5, and "social media" includes platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Nextdoor but excludes law enforcement-administered websites.

This requirement applies retroactively to any booking photos previously shared on social media.