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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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