Title: Arrest Booking Photographs

Summary: Prohibits county or municipal detention facility from electronically publishing arrest booking photographs of certain arrestees; provides exceptions; provides construction.

Full Text:
An act relating to arrest booking photographs; amending s. 951.23, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting a county or municipal detention facility from electronically publishing arrest booking photographs of certain arrestees; providing exceptions; providing construction; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (12) is add ed to section 951.23, Florida Statutes, to read: 951.23 County and municipal detention facilities; definitions; administration; standards and requirements.-(12) ARREST BOOKING PHOTOGRAPHS.-(a) As used in this subsection, the term: 1. "Arrest book ing photograph" means a photograph of an arrestee taken for the purpose of recording the arrestee's image as part of the arrest and booking process. 2. "Criminal justice agency" has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.045, and includes county and muni cipal detention facilities. (b) A county or municipal detention facility may not electronically publish an arrest booking photograph of an arrestee who is charged with, but not yet convicted of, a CS/CS/HB 2014 criminal offense. (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to the electronic publication of arrest booking photographs: 1. To governmental entities. 2. To third parties that provide electronic criminal justice services to criminal justice agencies. 3. To any entity if the sheriff or police chief, or a designee thereof, decides such publication is necessary to protect public safety. (d) This subsection does not restrict public access to records as provided by s. 119.07. Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2014.