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Subcommittee adopts booking‑photo privacy substitute after testimony from survivors, press and civil‑liberties groups
Summary
A substitute measure would limit publication of booking photographs (mugshots) for people not convicted and create a removal process and penalties for sites that charge for taking images down; supporters said it addresses exploitative 'pay-to-remove' businesses.
The Judiciary Noncivil subcommittee approved a substitute for House Bill 10, the Georgia Booking Photo Privacy Protection Act, after testimony from victims, media groups and civil‑liberties advocates about the harms of publicly searchable booking photographs long after charges are dropped.
What the substitute does: The LC481250S language adopted by the panel restricts public posting and commercial exploitation of booking photographs for people who are not convicted of the underlying offense, and sets a process for removal including penalties for commercial sites…
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