New York statute
N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 160.20 — Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 160: Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--criminal Identification Records and Statistics, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 160.20
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
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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