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[Jim Deane]

I'm curious about what law requires permission to photograph children in 
a public location?  Is it a local or a state ordinance?

According to the Photographer's Rights pamphlet by attorney Bert Krages,

http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

"The general rule in the United States is that anyone may take 
photographs of whatever they want when they are in a public place or 
places where they have permission to take photographs. Absent a specific 
legal prohibition such as a statute or ordinance, you are legally 
entitled to take photographs...
Despite misconceptions to the contrary, the following subjects can 
almost always be photographed lawfully from public places: accident and 
fire scenes, children, celebrities...".

The pamphlet mentions exceptions, and perhaps someone has the full book 
they can expound on what sort of exceptions might be encoded in law.  
The book is "Legal Handbook for Photographers The Rights and Liabilities 
of Making Images," by Bert P. Krages.

Jim


Karen Mahnk wrote:

> MaryEllen;
> You must always have parental permission to even take pictures of
> minors let alone post them. Also, some children may be with foster
> parents or group home and in that case, permission must be granted by
> the state after a review of where the photos will be posted.
> Particularly important if those photos are viewed by a geographically
> large area such as a regional newspaper or website. Foster children's
> residences are usually blocked from the natural parents/family for a
> number of reasons & public photos could put these kids at risk, so it
> would be worthwhile to take the trouble to create/use a
> permission/release form *before taking photos of anyone under 18 yrs.