NACDL - Collateral Consequences

Collateral Consequences

NACDL advocated for the passage of legislation to restrict the public dissemination of arrest booking photos.

In 2017, NACDL supported the passage of SB 118, legislation to require the publisher of an arrest booking photograph to remove the photograph within 10 days after receiving a written request from the person in the photograph. This protects individuals whose booking photographs are on websites which require payment for removal. The bill was signed into law on June 16, 2017.

Letters & Testimony

Coalition Letter to FL Gov. Scott on Removing Publicly Accessible Booking Photos (June 2017)

Coalition letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott regarding a proposal to allow people to request that oublicly published media remove arrest booking photos to allow for easier access to employment and other opportunities (SB 118, 2017).

Related Webinars

Race + Criminal Legal System: Collateral Consequences Part II

In Part II of the discussion on Race and Collateral Consequences, we explore how the use of “moral character” clauses, like those used in state bar licensing, can prevent individuals with convictions from participating in the legal profession. We also discuss a range of restrictions to entrepreneurial ventures that people with criminal convictions face that range from limiting a person’s ability to access capital through loans to barring participation in the legal, regulated cannabis industry.

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Race + Criminal Legal System: Collateral Consequences Part I

In celebration of Second Chance Month in April, NACDL hosts the first of two discussions on race and collateral consequences. Panelists discuss the long-term impacts of criminal convictions, the specific harm that collateral consequences have caused to communities of color, and what it will take to meaningfully change this system.

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