ENROLLED
ACT No. 303
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 265
BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT
1 AN ACT
2 To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 234(C)(1)(f) and (g), relative to photo
3 identification of an arrested person; to provide relative to the duty of law
4 enforcement; to provide for the release or dissemination of booking photographs
5 under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 234(C)(1)(f) and (g) are hereby
8 enacted to read as follows:
9 Art. 234. Booking photographs
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11 C.(1) No law enforcement officer or agency shall publish, release, or
12 disseminate in any format a booking photograph to the public or to a private person
13 or entity unless any of the following occurs:
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15 (f) The individual is released on a bail undertaking and the law enforcement
16 officer or agency is requested to release or disseminate the booking photograph to
17 the individual's surety agent.
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1 (g) A law enforcement officer or agency determines that releasing or
2 disseminating the booking photograph is necessary for investigative purposes.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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