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Ind. Code § 31-39-5-1

Taking and filing

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.22.

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 allegedly committed.

(b) A juvenile court may, by general order, limit fingerprinting and photographing of children to situations in which children are charged with specified offenses.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.