North Carolina H446 prohibits law enforcement from releasing booking photos to for-pay publications or websites, with exceptions for agency websites.
North Carolina H446 amends the state's General Statutes to prohibit law enforcement agencies from disclosing booking photographs to any for-pay publication or website. Exceptions are made for law enforcement agencies posting such photographs on their own websites or mobile applications. The bill mandates that for-pay publications and websites remove and destroy booking photographs upon request, with failure to do so resulting in civil liability, including damages and legal fees.
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