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MS HB395
Bill
Status
2/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Nick Bain
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AI Summary
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Exempts booking information from 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 jail docket entries, photographs (including mug shots), and other records generated during the arrest and custody process by law enforcement agencies.
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Amends Section 25-61-12 of the Mississippi Code to add the mental health-based custody exemption as subsection (5).
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Amends Section 25-61-3 to add the definition of "booking information" as subsection (h).
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Takes effect July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Public records; exempt the booking information of certain mentally ill patients from.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2019