Indiana § 5-2-7-1 - Fingerprint samples; when necessary; failure to file
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§ 5-2-7-1. Fingerprint samples; when necessary; failure to file
Sec. 1. (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.
As added by P.L.35-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.156-2003, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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