CPL 160.40 · Article 160. Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--criminal Identification Records and Statistics
Fingerprinting; transmission of report received by police
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§ 160.40 Fingerprinting; transmission of report received by police.
1. Upon receipt of a report of the division of criminal justice services as provided in section 160.30, the recipient police officer or agency must promptly transmit such report or a copy thereof to the district attorney of the county and two copies thereof to the court in which the action is pending.
2. Upon receipt of such report the court shall furnish a copy thereof to counsel for the defendant or, if the defendant is not represented by counsel, to the defendant.
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