AN ACT TO ENACT "CHRISTIAN'S LAW"; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 41-61-66, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF AUTOPSY MEDIA RECORDS HELD BY A MEDICAL EXAMINER; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING FOR THE DECEASED'S SURVIVING RELATIVES, FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, FOR CRIMINAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; TO AUTHORIZE COURTS TO ALLOW ANY PERSON TO VIEW SUCH RECORDS UPON A DEMONSTRATION OF GOOD CAUSE; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR WILLFUL VIOLATION OF A COURT ORDER; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION BY A CUSTODIAN OF AUTOPSY MEDIA RECORDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PREVENT CERTAIN DISCLOSURES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 41-61-61
As Passed by the House: 41-61-61