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MS SB2057
Bill
Status
2/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Nancy Adams Collins
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AI Summary
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Exempts booking information from public disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act when a person is held in custody solely based on mental health status and is not under arrest for a criminal act.
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Defines "booking information" as the jail docket, photographs (including mug shots), and any other records generated when a person is taken into custody or held under arrest by law enforcement.
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Applies only to individuals in custody for mental health reasons without criminal charges; does not protect booking information for those arrested for criminal offenses.
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Takes effect July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Public records; booking information of certain mentally ill patients exempt.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2015