Arrest photos on Internet; penalty. (SB720)
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Description
Arrest photos on Internet; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for the owner of a website to both post an arrest photo and solicit, request, or accept money for removing the photograph. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/08/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 |
| 12/08/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101234D |
| 12/08/2014 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/08/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB720) |
| 01/14/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 01/16/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/19/2015 | Read second time |
| 01/19/2015 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 01/19/2015 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 01/19/2015 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB720E |
| 01/19/2015 | Printed as engrossed 15101234D-E |
| 01/20/2015 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB720E) |
| 01/30/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 01/30/2015 | Read first time |
| 01/30/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/10/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 02/11/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
| 02/20/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15105068D-H1 |
| 02/23/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB720H1) |
| 02/23/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/24/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15105068D-H1 |
| 02/24/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB720H1 |
| 02/24/2015 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2015 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2015 | Title replaced 15105068D-H1 |
| 03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
| 03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB720ER) |
| 03/06/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB720ER) |
| 03/06/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/07/2015 | Signed by President |
| 03/10/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15 |
| 03/10/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/23/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/23/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414) |
Comments
This form of extortion should be illegal.
I'm so glad that this is becoming illegal. There is a side to this that hasn't been addressed that makes it even more imperative that this law be enacted. Victims of domestic violence and many other victims are already afraid to come forward and some never do. The act of putting a mugshot on the internet for profit endangers victims by inflaming an already volatile situation. It isn't uncommon for assault victims to become murder victims and frankly any website that provokes the abuser into escalated violence against a victim is an accessory.