AB 994 – Social Media – Booking Photos

Requires a police department or sheriff’s office to remove a booking photo shared on the law enforcement agency’s social media page within 14 days unless the subject of the image is a fugitive or an imminent threat to public safety, or continuing to share the image is otherwise justified by a legitimate law enforcement interest.  However, this bill allows a police department or sheriff’s office to use a person’s other legal names or known aliases on social media when sharing a booking photo if an exigent circumstance exists that necessitates  their use due to an urgent and legitimate law enforcement interest.

(Amends Section 13665 of the Penal Code.)