Bill cracking down on mugshot sites given final OK

A bill that would bar anyone from charging a fee to have a mugshot removed from a website if the person arrested is not convicted is headed to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk.

House Bill 150, sponsored by Rep. Roger Bruce, D-Atlanta, received final passage Thursday.

The bill targets websites that access law enforcement sites to collect mugshots of people arrested for various crimes. These sites sometimes charge huge sums to remove a person’s photograph. The bill makes it illegal to charge for that removal if the person arrested is found not guilty, if the charges are dropped or in other instances.

The bill includes protections for legitimate news sites.

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