New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION
Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES
Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
Part 7002 - Admissions
Section 7002.3 - Identification

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025

(a) Consistent with the requirements of this section, identification procedures, including fingerprinting, shall be established for prisoners confined in local correctional facilities.

(b) All prisoner fingerprints shall be taken in accordance with the rules and methods prescribed by the Division of Criminal Justice Services. If the prisoner is sentenced for a felony or a misdemeanor, two copies of the prisoner's fingerprints shall be forwarded by the facility to the Division of Criminal Justice Services within 24 hours of the admission of such sentenced prisoner to the facility. One copy of such fingerprints shall be retained by the facility.

(c) When deemed necessary to maintain the safety and security of the facility, the chief administrative officer may:

(1) take the fingerprints of unsentenced prisoners; or

(2) take palmprints or a photograph of any prisoner.

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