Regulación sobre la publicación de arrestos y registros de detención

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si alguien publica información sobre un arresto, debe incluir detalles importantes y si los cargos fueron eliminados. Si los cargos se cambiaron a algo menor, tienen que actualizar la información, pero no son obligados a quitarla. Esto protege a las personas de tener información injusta en línea.

Es como si tuvieras una foto en un álbum familiar que ya no te gusta. Si alguien la muestra, debe decir que ya no es la misma persona que aparece en esa foto, pero no tiene que quitarla del álbum.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue arrestado por un delito, pero luego los cargos fueron desestimados. Si un sitio web publica su arresto, debe incluir que los cargos fueron eliminados. Si los cargos fueron cambiados a algo menor, el sitio web debe actualizar esa información, pero no tiene que borrar la nota original sobre el arresto.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

ss, or primary residence of the person or entity who publishes the website or any other publication; (b) includes the person's name, date of arrest, and the name of the arresting law enforcement agency; (c) contains certified documentation that the original charges stemming from the arrest were discharged, dismissed, expunged, or the person was found not guilty; and (d) includes a complete and accurate description of where the arrest and booking records are located, including, but not limited to, the uniform resource locator (URL) and e-edition, if applicable. (2) If the original charges stemming from the arrest were discharged or dismissed as a result of the person pleading to a lesser included offense, or a different offense, the person or entity who publishes the website or any other publication is not required to remove the arrest and booking records from the person or entity's website or any other publication; however, the person or entity shall revise the arrest and booking records published on the person or entity's website or any other publication to reflect the lesser included offense, or different offense, instead of the original charges, without requiring the payment of a fee or other consideration within thirty days of the receipt of a request to remove the arrest and booking records pursuant to item (1). (3) This subsection does not apply to the following: (a) motion picture producers and distributors, and their products as released in theaters, to DVD, pay-per-view, broadcast, cable and satellite television, as well as Internet services; (b) acts done by the publisher, owner, agent, employee, or retailer of a newspaper, periodical, books, radio station, radio network, television station, television broadcast network, or cable television network in the publ