Current through Public Act 149 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 750.160a - Photograph of decedent located in human grave prohibited; exceptions; definitions(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not knowingly photograph or publicly display a photograph of all or a portion of a decedent located in a human grave.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person acting pursuant to a court order, to a person who has obtained the written consent of the decedent's next of kin if the decedent's death occurred less than 100 years before the photographing or public displaying, or to a person who photographs or publicly displays a photograph described in subsection (1) for law enforcement, medical, archaeological, or scientific purposes.(3) As used in this section:(a) "Bottomlands of the Great Lakes" means bottomlands as that term is defined in section 76101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.76101.(b) "Decedent" means a dead human being.(c) "Human grave" means any of the following:(i) A site in this state intended for the permanent interment of all or a portion of a decedent.(ii) A location in this state, including the bottomlands of the Great Lakes, that contains all or a portion of a decedent who died in an accident or disaster and from which it is impracticable or not intended to remove all or a portion of the decedent. A location under this subparagraph includes a shipwreck and a site in the immediate vicinity of a shipwreck in which all or a portion of a decedent is located, and a mine or other underground location within which all or a portion of a decedent is located.(d) "Photograph" includes an image on videotape, motion picture or other film, or an image captured by digital means.Add. 1997, Act 62, Eff. 10/1/1997.