CPL § 160.20

Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints

§ 160.20 Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints.

Upon the taking of fingerprints of an arrested person or defendant as prescribed in section 160.10, the appropriate police officer or agency must without unnecessary delay forward two copies of such fingerprints to the division of criminal justice services.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/160.20

In plain English

Once prints are taken, the police must, without unnecessary delay, forward two copies to DCJS. ★ (Memorize: two copies, to DCJS.)

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 3 — The JG-22 Criminal Procedure Law and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.