31-39-5-2. Separation From Adult Files; Confidentiality
Sec. 2. Fingerprint and photograph files of children shall be separated from those of adults. The files are subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-39-3. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.5(b).] As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.
31-39-5-3. Fingerprinting and Comparison
Sec. 3. If: (1) latent fingerprints are found during the investigation of an offense; and (2) a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the latent fingerprints belong to a certain child; the officer may fingerprint that child and compare the child’s fingerprints with the latent fingerprints. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-8-1.5(c).] As added […]
31-39-5-4. Destruction
Sec. 4. (a) Upon written request of the child or the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian, a law enforcement agency shall destroy or deliver to the child any of the child’s fingerprints or photographs taken under section 1 of this chapter that are within that agency’s possession if: (1) the child was taken into custody […]
31-39-5-5. Notice of Rights
Sec. 5. At the time a law enforcement agency takes a child’s fingerprints or photographs, the law enforcement agency shall give written notice to the child and the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian of the child’s rights under section 4 of this chapter. The agency shall comply with any request for destruction or surrender of […]
31-39-5-6. Destruction of Copies Forwarded to Other Agencies
Sec. 6. Any law enforcement agency that has forwarded copies of fingerprints or photographs that the law enforcement agency must destroy under section 4 of this chapter to any agency of the United States, of any other state, or of this state, shall request in writing that all copies be returned for destruction or for […]
31-39-5-7. Expungement of Record
Sec. 7. Whenever fingerprints or photographs are expunged from the files of a law enforcement agency under section 4 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency may retain no other information on the incident. However, this section does not require the alteration of any law enforcement record, such as a blotter entry made at the […]
31-39-5-1. Taking and Filing
Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement agency may take and file the fingerprints or photographs of a child if: (1) the child is taken into custody for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; and (2) the child was at least fourteen (14) years of age when the act was […]