West Virginia's New Free Mugshot Policy: What It Means - OpenSIPS Trunking Solutions

House bill 4621 was passed by a vote of 54 to 46 following a lengthy debate.

The bill prohibits the public release of mugshots (booking photos) following the arrest of an individual.

Mugshots are currently considered public information. Read also: Unidentified Ginger Leak: Prepare For A Mind-Blowing Revelation

(wchs) a bill blocking the public from having access to mugshots narrowly passed the west virginia house of delegates on tuesday.

House bill 4621, which would prohibit. Read also: FakeHub The Wish Makers: Your Questions Answered (Finally!)

Booking photographs of criminal suspects could no longer be made public by state corrections officials under a bill advanced by the house judiciary committee.

Mugshots will no longer be available to the public in most circumstances if a bill passed narrowly by the west virginia house of delegates on tuesday becomes law.

If the bill is enacted into law, the west virginia division of corrections & rehabilitation could no longer make mugshots public on its websites and it would no longer be able to share booking photos, even with accredited news outlets. Read also: 5 Untold Stories From The Jailyne Ojeda Leak: A Deep Dive Investigation.

Debating a bill that would mostly prohibit the public from seeing booking photos for pretrial defendants, lawmakers weighed first amendment rights against the prejudicial effects of sharing mugshots.