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MS HB395

Bill

Status

Failed

2/5/2019

Primary Sponsor

Nick Bain

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Amends Section 25-61-12 of the Mississippi Code to add the mental health-based custody exemption as subsection (5).

  • Amends Section 25-61-3 to add the definition of "booking information" as subsection (h).

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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