The fingerprinting of persons under eighteen (18) years of age shall be as prescribed by law for the fingerprinting of adults, except as specified by the provisions of this section.
1. When a child is detained or arrested in the course of an investigation of a criminal offense and:
a.a comparison of the fingerprints of the child with fingerprints found during the investigation of the offense is negative, or
b.a court finds that the child did not commit the alleged offense,
all law enforcement records of the arrest and, if applicable, juvenile court and agency records shall be amended to reflect said facts immediately after the comparison or court finding;
2. Fingerprints obtained pursuant to this section shall be retained in a central state depository and in a local depository maintained by a duly constituted law enforcement agency;
3. Fingerprints obtained and maintained pursuant to this section may be used only by law enforcement officers for comparison purposes in connection with the investigation of a crime or to establish identity in instances of death, serious illness, runaways, or emergency; and
4. If a child is reported to a law enforcement agency as a missing child or a custodial parent, legal guardian or legal custodian of a child requests the issuance of a fingerprint card pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act, the provisions of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act shall apply. With the voluntary and informed consent of the parent, legal guardian or legal custodian of the child, fingerprints obtained and maintained pursuant to the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act may be used by law enforcement officers as provided by paragraph 3 of this section.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 296, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 182, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1125.3 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 211, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Renumbered from § 7307-1.6 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 190, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
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