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MS SB2133
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 for individuals held in custody solely based on mental health status and not under arrest for any criminal act.
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Defines "booking information" as jail dockets, mugshots, photographs taken during custody, and any other records generated when a person is taken into custody or held under arrest by law enforcement.
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Applies the exemption only to persons in mental health custody without criminal charges; does not protect booking information for individuals arrested for criminal offenses.
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Effective date: July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Public records; booking information of certain mentally ill patients exempt.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2015