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 ,r4 #heca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbb,mr4  
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself & ,mr4   
,b[man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,rules (   
,evid5ce to limit ! admissibility (     
evid5ce ( a def5dant's creative or      
arti/ic expression aga9/ su* def5dant 9 
a crim9al proce$+1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,re/or+ ,arti/ic ,protection ,act (   
#bjbb4  #b4 ,limitation on admissibility
 ( def5dant's creative or arti/ic       
expression  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,article ,,iv (
 ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,evid5ce is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,rule #daf4    
,limitation on admissibility (          
def5dant's creative or arti/ic          
expression4  7a7 ,creative & arti/ic    
expressions inadmissible ,except z      
provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 evid5ce ( a   
def5dant's creative or arti/ic          
expression1 :e!r orig9al or d]ivative1  

is n admissible aga9/ su* def5dant 9 a  
crim9al case4  7b7 ,exception ,a c\rt   
may admit evid5ce describ$ 9 subsection 
7a7 if ! ,gov]nm5t1 9 a he>+ conduct$   
outside ! he>+ ( ! jury1 proves by cle> 
& conv9c+ evid5ce-- 7#a7 7,a7 if !      
expression is orig9al1 t def5dant int5d$
 a lit]al mean+1 r ?an figurative or    
fictional mean+2 or  7,b7 if !          
expression is d]ivative1 t ! def5dant   
int5d$ to adopt ! lit]al mean+ ( !      
expression z ! def5dant's own ?\ght or  
/atem5t2  7#b7 t ! creative expression  
ref]s to ! specific facts ( ! crime     
alleg$2  7#c7 t ! expression is relevant
 to an issue ( fact t is disput$2 &     
7#d7 t ! expression has di/9ct probative
 value n provid$ by o!r admissible      
evid5ce4  7c7 ,rul+ on ! record ,9 any  
he>+ "u subsection 7b71 ! c\rt %all make
 its rul+ on ! record1 & %all include   
its f9d+s ( fact ess5tial to its rul+4  
7d7 ,r$action & limit+ in/ructions ,if !
 c\rt admits any evid5ce describ$ 9     
subsection 7a7 pursuant to ! exception  

"u subsection 7b71 ! c\rt %all-- 7#a7   
ensure t ! expression is r$act$ 9 a     
mann] to limit ! evid5ce pres5t$ to !   
jury to t :i* is specifically except$ "u
 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 provide        
appropriate limit+ in/ructions to !     
jury4  7e7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m creative or arti/ic expression means
 ! expression or application (          
creativity or imag9ation 9 ! production 
or arrangem5t ( =ms1 s\nds1 words1      
movem5ts or symbols1 includ+ music1     
dance1 p]=mance art1 visual art1 poetry1
 lit]ature1 film1 & o!r su* objects or  
m$ia4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table 
( cont5ts = ! ,f$]al ,rules ( ,evid5ce  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 rule #dae ! foll[+3  #daf4 ,limitation 
on admissibility ( def5dant's creative  
or arti/ic expression4  4