Delaware General Assembly

Signed 11/8/21

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

6/10/21

Cooke

Reps. Bolden, Chukwuocha, Dorsey Walker, K. Johnson, Lambert, Longhurst, Lynn, Minor-Brown, S. Moore
Sen. Brown, Lockman, Lopez, Pinkney

Reps. Baumbach, Bentz, Brady, Heffernan, Kowalko, Mitchell, Morrison, Ramone, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton
Sen. S. McBride, Sokola, Townsend, Walsh

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RELEASE AND PUBLICATION OF THE NAME AND PHOTOGRAPH OF A JUVENILE.

This bill prohibits law-enforcement agencies from releasing or publishing or causing to be released or published the name of any juvenile or any image depicting a juvenile, including displaying such image on any publicly maintained social media page or website, unless the juvenile is charged with a violent felony, and release or publication of the photograph is necessary to protect the public’s safety.

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11/8/21

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