39-121.04. Public access to law enforcement records depicting certain witnesses or crime victims; victim rights; applicability

A. In a special action brought pursuant to this article for the release of any record created or received by or in the possession of a law enforcement agency or prosecution agency that relates to a criminal investigation or prosecution and that visually depicts the image of a witness under eighteen years of age or a victim as defined in section 13-4401, the petitioner shall establish that the public's interest in disclosure outweighs the witness's or victim's right to privacy.

B. A victim whose image is depicted in a record described in subsection A of this section has the right to be present at and to be heard in any action brought pursuant to this article for the release of records described in subsection A of this section.

C. This section does not apply to any photograph, video recording, digital image, law enforcement body-worn camera recording or dash camera recording, surveillance recording or other visual depiction that shows the body of a deceased minor or depicts the location where the death occurred, if known.