FOIA: AUDIO RECORDINGS AND AUTOPSY PHOTOS
House Bill 6231
Sponsor: Rep. Sal Rocca
Committee: Civil Law and the Judiciary
Complete to 8-1-02
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 6231 AS INTRODUCED 6-27-02
House Bill 6231 would amend the Freedom of Information Act (MCL 15.243) to allow a public body to exempt from disclosure as a public record under the act an audio recording or "autopsy photograph" produced during an autopsy unless requested by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes. "Autopsy photograph" would be defined as a image captured digitally or on film, including an image on videotape or in a motion picture, obtained during an autopsy.
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.