CPL 160.20 · Article 160. Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--criminal Identification Records and Statistics
Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints
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§ 160.20 Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints.
Upon the taking of fingerprints of an arrested person or defendant as prescribed in section 160.10, the appropriate police officer or agency must without unnecessary delay forward two copies of such fingerprints to the division of criminal justice services.
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