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Section 1a - Fingerprinting and Photographing

MA Gen L ch 263 § 1a (2019) (N/A)
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[Text of section effective until July 1, 2019. For text effective July 1, 2019, see below.]

Section 1A. Whoever is arrested by virtue of process, or is taken into custody by an officer, and charged with the commission of a felony shall be fingerprinted, according to the system of the bureau of investigation and intelligence in the department of state police, and may be photographed. Two copies of such fingerprints and photographs shall be forwarded within a reasonable time to the colonel of state police by the person in charge of the police department taking such fingerprints and photographs.

[Text of section as amended by 2018, 69, Sec. 125 effective July 1, 2019. See 2018, 69, Sec. 233. For text effective until July 1, 2019, see above.]

Section 1A. Whoever is arrested by virtue of process or is taken into custody by an officer and is charged with the commission of a felony shall be fingerprinted according to the system of the department of state police and photographed. The fingerprints and photographs shall be immediately forwarded to the department of state police to allow a biometric positive identification. The fingerprint record shall be suitable for comparison and shall include an offense-based tracking number, completed description of the offenses charged and other descriptors as required. The executive office of public safety and security may audit police departments for compliance with this section.

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Section 1a - Fingerprinting and Photographing