I had to pay a fine and the police took a fingerprint of my only one left thumbnail. I paid the fine more than a year ago, I don\t have any criminal record on me, but I'd like to know if they will still keep my fingerprint in their database or it probably will be deleted? I've done my research on that and usually the police keep fingerprints of those who were taken to court or commited any serious crime, so more likely that in my case the fingerprint will be deleted but I\d like to know your opinion on this matter.
2007-10-23 09:06:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
They are a permanent record.
2007-10-23 09:21:33 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1
2016-05-14 13:25:17 · answer #2 · answered by Dexter 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Police Fingerprints
2016-12-05 12:32:04 · answer #3 · answered by cyndi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the United States, the local police typically check the prints against the FBI's IAFIS database, at which time the prints become stored in IAFIS. Once the prints are in IAFIS, they're not going to be deleted.
That said, it's unlikely the police would take an image of a thumbnail, as thumbnails don't provide any meaningful identification. If the police took a thumbprint of the left thumb, they might use that locally, but it likely wouldn't comply with IAFIS's ten-print submission requirements, so it likely wouldn't end up in IAFIS. In that case, the print would be stored in accordance with the local agency's practices, which could be temporary or permanent.
2007-10-23 09:18:42 · answer #4 · answered by Rationality Personified 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There permanent they stay on file or with AFIS,Automated Fingerprint Identification System who cares if u paid a fine once u r fingerprinted they are a past of the AFIS,for the rest of ur life simple as that
2007-10-27 09:09:10 · answer #5 · answered by Dark Shadows 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As for the DNA sample, the police may keep them as long as they want. For fingerprints, they are more than likely in the system worldwide now, so they will have them forever.
2016-03-13 05:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police don't take "thumbnail" prints...they take fingerprints!
They stay on file forever!
2007-10-23 09:41:40 · answer #7 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Usually once a finger print is taken, it is in the system for life.
2007-10-23 09:16:11 · answer #8 · answered by LIPPIE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is life, it use to be 5 years and before that unless you were arrested they only kept them but now it is life.
2007-10-23 09:14:10 · answer #9 · answered by untoldmedia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In California....It'll never be deleted.
2007-10-23 13:32:46 · answer #10 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋