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§10-7307-1.6.
§10-7307-1.6.
The fingerprinting of persons under eighteen (18) years of age shall
be as prescribed by law for the fingerprinting of adults, except as
specified by the provisions of this section.
1. When a child is detained or arrested in the course of an
investigation of a criminal offense and:
a. a comparison of the fingerprints of the child with fingerprints
found during the investigation of the offense is negative, or
b. a court finds that the child did not commit the alleged offense,
all law enforcement records of the arrest and, if applicable, juvenile
court and agency records shall be amended to reflect said facts
immediately after the comparison or court finding;
2. Fingerprints obtained pursuant to this section shall be retained in
a central state depository and in a local depository maintained by a
duly constituted law enforcement agency;
3. Fingerprints obtained and maintained pursuant to this section may
be used only by law enforcement officers for comparison purposes in
connection with the investigation of a crime or to establish identity
in instances of death, serious illness, runaways, or emergency; and
4. If a child is reported to a law enforcement agency as a missing
child or a custodial parent, legal guardian or legal custodian of a
child requests the issuance of a fingerprint card pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act, the provisions of
the Oklahoma Minor Identification Act shall apply. With the voluntary
and informed consent of the parent, legal guardian or legal custodian
of the child, fingerprints obtained and maintained pursuant to the
Oklahoma Minor Identification Act may be used by law enforcement
officers as provided by paragraph 3 of this section.
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