{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-160.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 160.20","heading":"Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints","body":"§ 160.20  Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints.\n  Upon the taking of fingerprints of an arrested person or defendant as\nprescribed in section 160.10, the appropriate police officer or agency\nmust without unnecessary delay forward two copies of such fingerprints\nto the division of criminal justice services.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title H. Preliminary Proceedings In Local Criminal Court","Article 160. Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--criminal Identification Records and Statistics"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/160.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"7551b2cb1d5b68c6be977c9063ee777a2af20d1fb313f693a549063d778c8dc2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-160.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-160.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}