MO SB1079

Crime scene photographs and video recordings depicting deceased persons in states of dismemberment, decapitation, similar mutilation, or with exposed genitalia are classified as closed records exempt from public disclosure

Next of kin (spouse, adult child, or parent in that order) may access these materials or provide written release to others; they must prove the familial relationship

Circuit court judges may order disclosure in closed criminal investigations if the public interest outweighs family privacy, with in camera review required and at least two weeks' notice to next of kin

Defense counsel in habeas corpus actions, new trial motions, or federal habeas proceedings under 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 or 2255 may access materials but cannot disseminate them beyond clients, experts, and court proceedings

Director of the Department of Public Safety must promulgate rules governing viewing of these materials by credentialed members of the press