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The ban on releasing photographs would include instances where a child is killed by police or sheriff’s deputies and cases where the Department of Children and Families is involved.
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The bills would ban the public release of autopsy reports for minors killed by domestic violence, among other records.
It would also ban the release of photographs, audio or video in all cases when a minor is killed by anyone, not just in domestic violence crimes.
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The bills moving through the Florida Legislature would ban the public release of autopsy reports for minors killed by domestic violence — and also ban release of photographs, audio or video, such as police body camera recordings or in reports by child abuse investigators, in cases when a minor is killed, no matter the circumstances.
The bills would ban the public release of autopsy reports for minors killed by domestic violence and also shields the release of photos and video.