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Overview
This bill amends Arizona laws to protect the privacy of deceased minors, particularly regarding autopsy photographs, video recordings, and other images related to their deaths. It establishes specific rules for who can access these records, prioritizing the parents or legal guardians of the minor. Notably, it creates a new article in Title 39 outlining restrictions on the disclosure and monetization of death scene images and child abuse records, and imposes civil penalties for violations. The bill also clarifies the roles of law enforcement, courts, and child welfare agencies in handling these sensitive materials.
Key provisions
- Restricts disclosure of autopsy photographs, video recordings, and digital images of deceased minors to only the minor's parent or legal guardian, or designated representatives.
- Creates a new article in Title 39 outlining specific definitions related to child abuse records and death scene images.
- Prohibits the monetization or profit-making from death scene images and child abuse records.
- Establishes a civil penalty for unauthorized disclosure or distribution of these records.
- Requires law enforcement agencies to disclose relevant records to the defendant's attorney in criminal cases.
- Authorizes a court to order the disclosure of records if necessary to protect the defendant's constitutional rights.
- Creates a process for determining ‘good cause’ for disclosure of confidential records.
- Establishes a process for a Child Fatality Review Team to examine death scene images.
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