From the Federal Register: [Federal Register: March 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 51)] [Notices] [Page 12803-12804] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17mr10-107] NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT COUNCIL Fingerprint Submission Requirements Rule Authority: 42 U.S.C. 14616. AGENCY: National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice of the…
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Mississippi Passes Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act
Wally Northway reports: Mississippi Public Service Commission chairman Brandon Presley is praising the passage of the Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act, which was signed into law by Gov. Haley Barbour March 15. Presley said the measure would outlaw deceptive tactics used by some telemarketers and other when calling Mississippians. The Act outlaws a technique used to…
Georgia House Passes Meredith Emerson Memorial Privacy Act
The Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 1322 today by a vote of 163-0. Sponsored by Representative Jill Chambers (R-North DeKalb), HB 1322 prevents the dissemination of graphic images of the genitalia, dismemberment or decapitation of a crime victim. “The Open Records Act was never intended to allow dissemination of crime victim photos for…
Texas Congressman Proposes a Mandate for Automobile Recording Devices
Shelley Childers reports: A Texas congressman is planning to introduce legislation that would mandate electronic data recorders, also known as black boxes, in all new cars and trucks. […] And Congressman Gene Green from Texas says this legislation is especially relevant considering the massive Toyota recall saying, “As we witnessed in the Toyota hearing, there…