Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 502 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
Chapter 14 - Automated Fingerprint Identification System
Section 502 KAR 14:010 - Provision and maintenance of automated fingerprint identification system equipment and programs in detention centers. Submission of fingerprints by jailers to the Kentucky State Police
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 17.180, 441.046
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 17.180 authorizes the Department of Kentucky State Police to promulgate administrative regulations concerning the automated fingerprint identification system equipment and programs to be required at every detention center in the Commonwealth. KRS 441.046 the department to promulgate administrative regulations establishing fingerprint submission requirements for jailers. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for the use of LiveScan fingerprint capture devices and for fingerprint submissions to the department.
Section 1. Definitions.
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Section 4. Jailers shall electronically submit the fingerprints taken pursuant to KRS 441.046 to the Department of Kentucky State Police via a LiveScan fingerprint capture device. If the LiveScan fingerprint capture device is not functioning due to damage, power failure, or other circumstance beyond the control of the jailer, fingerprints shall be placed on a fingerprint card and sent via U.S. mail, to: AFIS Section, Criminal Identification and Records Branch, Kentucky State Police, 1266 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
Section 5. Fingerprints and criminal arrest data shall be sent to the Department of Kentucky State Police as soon as feasible after the arrest. Fingerprints on a LiveScan fingerprint capture device shall be completed and submitted prior to the subject's release from incarceration. Fingerprints on fingerprint cards may be mailed to the Department of Kentucky State Police on a weekly or semiweekly basis, except the jailer shall not retain fingerprint cards more than thirty (30) days prior to mailing.
Section 6. LiveScan fingerprint capture devices shall be kept in a climate controlled area in a standard office environment that minimizes exposure to foreign substances, such as dust, smoke, and dirt. Electrical circuits for LiveScan fingerprint capture devices shall not have any large ampere draw equipment, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, copy machines, or laser printers on the same circuit. LiveScan fingerprint capture devices shall not be located in an area exposed to weather elements. Users of LiveScan fingerprint capture devices shall report system problems immediately to the Department of Kentucky State Police.
Section 7. Incorporation by Reference.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 17.180, 441.046