CHAPTER 7. FILING OF FINGERPRINT SAMPLES

IC 5-2-7
    Chapter 7. Filing of Fingerprint Samples

IC 5-2-7-1
Fingerprint samples; when necessary; failure to file
    Sec. 1. (a) For each person arrested and charged by informationor indictment with a reportable offense (as defined in IC 10-13-3-18)there shall be filed with the court having jurisdiction over the case:
        (1) a fingerprint sample taken from the arrested person; and
        (2) an affidavit, attached to or as an integral part of thefingerprint sample, from an employee of the law enforcementagency effecting the arrest that identifies the sample as takenfrom the arrested person.
    (b) The failure to file a fingerprint sample or an affidavit undersubsection (a) is not a ground for the dismissal of a criminal actionor the continuance of a criminal action.
As added by P.L.35-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.156-2003, SEC.3.

IC 5-2-7-2
Contents
    Sec. 2. A fingerprint sample filed under this chapter must containan imprint of the defendant's right index finger, or a full set of thedefendant's fingerprints.
As added by P.L.35-1986, SEC.1.

IC 5-2-7-3
Affidavit
    Sec. 3. An affidavit filed under this chapter must:
        (1) be sworn to and signed by the individual who obtained thefingerprint sample; and
        (2) contain the following information identifying the defendant:
            (A) On one (1) line, the defendant's last name, first name,and middle name.
            (B) Any aliases the defendant may use or by which thedefendant may be known.
            (C) The defendant's date of birth.
            (D) The date of defendant's arrest.
            (E) The defendant's sex, race, height, weight, eye color, andhair color.
            (F) The nature and cause number of the charge filed againstthe defendant.
As added by P.L.35-1986, SEC.1.