21-2501. Fingerprinting and palm printing of suspects; disposition of impressions. (a) It is hereby made the duty of every sheriff, police department or countywide law enforcement agency in the state, immediately to cause two sets of fingerprint impressions and one set of palm print impressions to be made of a person who is arrested if […]
21-2501a. Maintenance of records of felony and misdemeanor offenses by law enforcement agencies; reporting of meth lab seizures or dump sites, theft of anhydrous ammonia; reports to bureau of investigation; form. (a) All law enforcement agencies having responsibility for law enforcement in any political subdivision of this state, on forms approved by the attorney general, […]
21-2502. University of Kansas and state departments to assist law enforcement officers and coroners. It shall be the duty of the university of Kansas, the secretary of health and environment, and all other state departments and institutions, free of charge or reward, to cooperate with the law-enforcement officers of the state, and with the coroners, […]
21-2503. Fingerprint records admissible in evidence. A photostatic copy of the fingerprint impression of any person convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that has been filed and kept according to law, and duly certified as a true and correct copy by the director or other person having charge of such records, shall be admissible in […]
21-2504. Attorney general may call upon designated officers for information; forms. (a) For the purpose of controlling crime and obtaining reliable statistics about crime and criminals, the attorney general may call upon and obtain from the clerks of district courts, sheriffs, police departments and county attorneys all information that said attorney general may deem necessary […]
21-2505. Same; nonperformance of duties; penalty. Neglect or refusal of any officer to furnish the information or perform any other act or duty required of the officer under K.S.A. 21-2501, 21-2501a, 21-2502, 21-2503 or 21-2504, and amendments thereto, is a class A nonperson misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the officer shall forfeit the officer’s office. […]
21-2506. Same; construction of act. It is hereby declared that this act is for the public safety, peace and welfare of the state, is remedial in nature, shall be construed liberally, and in case any part thereof shall be declared unconstitutional it shall not in any way affect any other part hereof. History: L. 1931, […]
21-2511. Collection of biological samples, fingerprints and other identifiers from certain persons; Kansas bureau of investigation, powers and duties; expungement of sample and profile record; failure to provide sample, penalties; other unlawful acts. (a) On and after May 2, 1991, any person required to register as an offender pursuant to the Kansas offender registration act, […]
21-2512. Forensic DNA testing; limits thereof. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person in state custody, at any time after conviction for murder in the first degree as defined by K.S.A. 21-3401, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5402, and amendments thereto, or for rape as defined by K.S.A. 21-3502, prior […]
