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This bill, known as "Christian's Law," aims to provide confidentiality for autopsy photographs, videos, and audio recordings held by medical examiners in Mississippi. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "autopsy media records" and establishing them as confidential, with limited exceptions for viewing or copying by surviving relatives, government entities, criminal/administrative proceedings, and for educational purposes. 2. Authorizing courts to allow public access to autopsy media records upon a showing of good cause, while considering the public's interest, the family's privacy, and the availability of similar information. 3. Imposing criminal penalties of up to one year imprisonment and/or a $10,000 fine for willful violations of the law by either the custodian of the records or anyone who violates a court order. 4. Clarifying that the law does not prevent the disclosure of certain victim communications or information-sharing by government advocates. The bill is designed to balance the public's interest in governmental transparency with the privacy rights of the deceased and their families.

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