Connecticut § 29-17c Collection of fingerprints by municipal police department or Division of State Police. Fees.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 29-17c — Collection of fingerprints by municipal police department or Division of State Police. Fees.

Connecticut § 29-17c

Title 29Public Safety and State Police

Ch. 529Division of State Police

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-17c (2026).

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(a)No employee of a municipal police department or the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall refuse to collect the fingerprints of a person requesting such fingerprinting for the purposes of a criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a, or other noncriminal purposes, provided (1) such employee's duties include fingerprint collection, and (2) the person requesting such fingerprinting works or resides in the municipality where such department or division is located.

(b)The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit a municipality from establishing a limited period of hours during which such fingerprints may be collected.

(c)A municipality may charge a reasonable fee for collecting fingerpri

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(a) No employee of a municipal police department or the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall refuse to collect the fingerprints of a person requesting such fingerprinting for the purposes of a criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a, or other noncriminal purposes, provided (1) such employee's duties include fingerprint collection, and (2) the person requesting such fingerprinting works or resides in the municipality where such department or division is located. (b) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit a municipality from establishing a limited period of hours during which such fingerprints may be collected. (c) A municipality may charge a reasonable fee for collecting fingerprints under this section. If a municipality submits fingerprints electronically to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, such municipality shall charge the person from whom the fingerprints were collected all applicable state or federal fees and shall forward such fees, monthly, to said department.

Legislative History

(P.A. 10-110, S. 49; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.) History: P.A. 10-110 effective July 1, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.