House Bill 451

General Assembly: 132

Short Title: Exclude depictions of crime victim's body from public records [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to exclude from the definition of public record under the Public Records Law any depiction by photograph, film, videotape, or digital, visual, or printed material of victims of crime under specified circumstances dealing with the victims' bodily privacy, and to declare an emergency.

Primary Sponsor: Representative Retherford

Version: As Passed by the House

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Co-Sponsors	Rep. Thompson, Rep. Seitz, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Carfagna, Rep. DeVitis, Rep. Hill, Rep. Ryan, Rep. Becker, Rep. Householder, Rep. Butler, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Sprague, Rep. Wiggam, Rep. Young, Rep. Arndt, Rep. Brinkman, Rep. Patton, Rep. Schaffer, Rep. Romanchuk, Rep. Dean, Rep. Greenspan, Rep. Hambley, Rep. Riedel, Rep. Koehler, Rep. Lanese, Rep. Blessing, Rep. Dever, Rep. Anielski, Rep. Smith, Rep. Reineke, Rep. LaTourette, Rep. Hood, Rep. Manning, Rep. Gavarone, Rep. Merrin, Rep. Rezabek, Rep. Perales, Rep. Zeltwanger, Rep. Stein, Rep. Cupp, Rep. Hagan, Rep. Scherer, Rep. Roegner, Rep. Green, Rep. Brenner, Rep. Keller, Rep. Ginter, Rep. Lipps, Rep. Huffman, Rep. Sweeney, Rep. Kick, Rep. Henne, Rep. Gonzales, Rep. Celebrezze, Rep. Schuring, Rep. Slaby
Subjects	Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Sex Offenses, State and Local Government : Public Records
Committees	Senate Judiciary, House Government Accountability and Oversight
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