Kansas § 38-2221 - Fingerprints and photographs

§ 38-2221. Fingerprints and photographs

38-2221. Fingerprints and photographs. (a) Fingerprints or photographs of a person alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of care may be taken:(1) By a person authorized to investigate an allegation or suspicion of child abuse or neglect to obtain and preserve evidence or to determine the identity of a child;(2) as authorized by K.S.A. 38-1611, and amendments thereto; or(3) if authorized by a judge of the district court having jurisdiction.(b) Fingerprints and photographs taken under subsection (a)(3):(1) Shall be kept separate from those of persons of the age of majority; and(2) may be sent to a state or federal repository only if authorized by a judge of the district court having jurisdiction.(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the custodian of the child from authorizing photographs or fingerprints of the child to:(1) Be used in any action under the Kansas parentage act, K.S.A. 23-2201 et seq., and amendments thereto;(2) assist in the apprehension of a runaway child;(3) assist in the adoption or other permanent placement of a child; or(4) provide the child or the child's parents with a history of the child's life and development.(d) For purposes of this section, the term photograph means an image or likeness of a child made or reproduced by any medium or means.History: L. 2006, ch. 200, § 16; L. 2012, ch. 162, § 63; May 31.