Virginia HB 1048: Fingerprints and photographs; authority of police.

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CHAPTER 93 

An Act to amend and reenact � 19.2-392 of the Code of 
Virginia, relating to fingerprints and photographs by police authorities. 

[H 1048] 

Approved March 3, 2020 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 19.2-392 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
reenacted as follows:

� 19.2-392. Fingerprints and photographs by police 
authorities.

A. All duly constituted police authorities having the power of 
arrest may take the fingerprints and photographs of: (i) any person arrested by 
them and charged with a felony or a misdemeanor an arrest for which is to be 
reported by them to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, (ii) any person who 
pleads guilty or is found guilty after being summoned in accordance with � 
19.2-74, or (iii) any person charged with an offense that has been 
deferred by the court pursuant to �� 18.2-57.3, 18.2-251, or 19.2-303.2, or 
(iv) upon the order of a court, any person found in contempt or in violation of 
the terms or conditions of a suspended sentence or probation for a felony 
offense pursuant to � 18.2-456, 19.2-306, or 53.1-165. Such authorities 
shall make such records available to the Central Criminal Records Exchange. 
Such authorities are authorized to provide, on the request of duly appointed 
law-enforcement officers, copies of any fingerprint records they may have, and 
to furnish services and technical advice in connection with the taking, 
classifying and preserving of fingerprints and fingerprint records.

B. Such police authorities may establish and collect a 
reasonable fee not to exceed $10 for the first card and $5 for each successive 
card for the taking of fingerprints when voluntarily requested by any person 
for purposes other than criminal violations.