Are Mug Shots Public Records?

Published for Coates' Canons on May 22, 2013.

This may seem like a silly question. Mug shots (more formally, “booking photographs”) are everywhere, posted for free, searchable on line, sold in magazines at convenience stores, and regularly provided by law enforcement agencies. I never considered the question of … Read more

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