Bill > HB1223

This bill exempts audio and video recordings from public disclosure when they depict a person's death or show them in distress immediately before death, with exceptions allowing disclosure to the deceased person's next of kin, defined as the spouse, adult child, or parent, or to anyone with written consent from the next of kin, provided proof of relationship is shown. In closed criminal investigations, a superior court can order disclosure if it's in the public interest and outweighs privacy concerns, considering factors like public evaluation of government performance and the intrusion on family privacy, but only after giving the next of kin at least two weeks' notice. This exemption also applies to crime scene materials provided to legal counsel representing a convicted defendant in specific post-conviction legal actions, allowing them to share the materials with their client and necessary experts or investigators for litigation purposes.