Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB482: Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; require
Status: Passed one chamber, March 27, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; to require requests for booking photographs to be made as separate requests; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Floor Amend 1 AM 62 0049 ADOPTED Senators Strickland of the 42nd and McNeel of the 18th offered the following amendment #1: Amend the Senate Committee on Public Safety substitute to SB 482 (LC 62 0415S) by striking lines 21 and 22 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (e) Except for requests by the person or persons depicted or requests by the attorney or other designated agent of such person or persons depicted, requests for booking photographs or law enforcement videos shall be made in person as separate requests for each booking photograph or law enforcement video. Requests for booking photographs or law enforcement videos by the person or persons depicted or requests by the attorney or other designated agent of such person or persons depicted shall be made in writing pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50."
Sponsors
- Joseph Gullett (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Brian Strickland (R, 42) · primary sponsor
- Randy Robertson (R, 29)
- Timothy Bearden (R, 30)
- (R, 19)