Jan. 7, 2015
SB 1027: Protections against mugshot extortion
Californians no longer face the humiliation of having their mugshot posted on the Internet without permission and then suffering financial blackmail to have it removed.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: 213-217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Californians no longer face the humiliation of having their mugshot posted on the Internet without permission and then suffering financial blackmail to have it removed. Senate Bill 1027, sponsored by State Sen. Jerry Hill, was signed into law Aug. 15, 2014.
Effective Jan. 1, 2015, SB 1027 makes it unlawful to publish a mugshot and then solicit or accept a fee to take the picture down. This new law is directed at numerous website businesses that have appeared over the last several ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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