Indiana § 5-2-7-1 Fingerprint samples; when necessary; failure to file

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-2-7-1 — Fingerprint samples; when necessary; failure to file

Indiana § 5-2-7-1

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 2LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ch. 7Filing of Fingerprint Samples

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 5-2-7-1 (2026).

Text

(a)For each person arrested and charged by information or indictment with a reportable offense (as defined in IC 10-13-3-18) there shall be filed with the court having jurisdiction over the case:

(1)a fingerprint sample taken from the arrested person; and

(2)an affidavit, attached to or as an integral part of the fingerprint sample, from an employee of the law enforcement agency effecting the arrest that identifies the sample as taken from the arrested person.

(b)The failure to file a fingerprint sample or an affidavit under subsection (a) is not a ground for the dismissal of a criminal action or the continuance of a criminal action.

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(a) For each person arrested and charged by
information or indictment with a reportable offense (as defined in IC 10-13-3-18) there shall be filed with the court having jurisdiction over
the case:
(1) a fingerprint sample taken from the arrested person; and
(2) an affidavit, attached to or as an integral part of the fingerprint
sample, from an employee of the law enforcement agency
effecting the arrest that identifies the sample as taken from the
arrested person.
(b) The failure to file a fingerprint sample or an affidavit under
subsection (a) is not a ground for the dismissal of a criminal action or
the continuance of a criminal action.