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HB 0498 - Torts; action against broadcaster who broadcasts depiction of accident or trauma scene giving personally identifiable visual information or identification of victim; give right

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Brian Strickland (R)
Last Action: 2/28/2017 - House Second Readers
House Committee: Judiciary
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
HB 498 amends Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A. to provide victims of an accident or trauma scene with a legal right to action against any broadcaster that depicts the scene in a manner that reveals personally identifiable visual information of a victim.

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