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Fla. Stat. § 937.028 — Fingerprints; missing persons
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 937: Missing Person Investigations, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 937.028
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1) If fingerprints have been taken for the purpose of identifying a child, in the event that child becomes missing, the state agency, public or private organization, or other person who took such fingerprints shall not release the fingerprints to any law enforcement agency or other person for any purpose other than the identification of a missing child. Such records and data are exempt from s. 119.07(1).
(2) Fingerprints of children taken and retained by any state agency other than the Department of Law Enforcement, any public or private organization, or other person, excluding the parent or legal custodian of the child, shall be destroyed when the child attains 18 years of age. Fingerprints of persons, including children, who are reported missing that have been entered into the automated biometric identification system maintained by the Department of Law Enforcement may be retained until the department is notified that the missing person has been recovered.
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