The officer said that I had to scan my fingerprints into the computer and send it to the state capital to check if I had any warrants out and if my identity was legit. Did the officer lie and just scan my fingerprints into the system for future reference or is that usually done? Will my prints stay in that computer? This was in NY.
2007-11-24 06:22:54 · 17 answers · asked by foxtrot 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes, this has been standard procedure for quite some time.
2007-11-24 06:32:54 · answer #1 · answered by Runa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is common procedure. The FBI maintains the largest biometric database in the world containing the fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information for more than 47 million subjects. The fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information are submitted voluntarily by state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies. This should be no different from checking your driver's license to make sure you are who you say you are.
Your fingerprints will be in the database forever. Even if you are later found not guilty by a court of law, you cannot delete that entry, just as you cannot delete the fact that a case was heard in court. This does not violate any civil rights. It is just record keeping.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/iafis.htm
2007-11-24 06:43:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kitiany 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why were you arrested? What is the status of your case?
Most arrests will submit a defendent in for "routine" booking which would include fingerprint verification.
The issue is if you are not found guilty or if the arrest was unlawful, could you ever get your fingerprints expunged from the system? We live in strange times --- the same politicians who complain about civil liberty violations concerning mostly Arabic calls into or out of the US are the same that are seeking to compile a DNA, biometric, travel, medical, and credit databases all with Law Enforcement Unrestricted Access. Read the FCRA §625 626. See Kennedy's bill S1693 with no respect for medical data privacy. Onstar and computer tracking of vehicles.
2007-11-24 06:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by KarenL 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Fingerprints can be taken anytime someone is arrested. It is especially important if they do not have a photo ID on them.
This can actually work in your favor. If someone else lies and say they are you, the state will reject the fingerprints, and the arrest will be taken off your record.
I have had that happen twice in my career, the first time the fingerprints were rejected, the second time the person did not have fingerprints on file, but the real person was able to ID the booking photo.
2007-11-24 06:35:57 · answer #4 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were arrested, it's common procedure. If you were just in for questioning, they overstepped their bounds.
And yes, you are now in the system, and since 9/11's changes, probably not just that computer, but a federal database.
2007-11-24 06:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by Shorty 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, this is common. Your fingerprints should already be on file. This is just another way to confirm your identity.
2007-11-24 06:28:38 · answer #6 · answered by Mary W 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In NC, if you get arrested, you get printed. It then gets logged in and sent to the states database which is linked with the national database. It just goes with being arrested.
2007-11-24 06:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by stevenhendon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if it's like in the UK they can't keep your finger prints unless you're actually be taken onto record and in that case you would also have a swab taken inside your mouth or something like that.
2007-11-24 06:34:06 · answer #8 · answered by Calum of Calderdale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were arrested, yes it is procedure to run a check.
2007-11-24 06:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes,it is a common practice with law enforcement. in these times with i.d. thefts they must be sure that you are who you say you are. and yes your prints will stay on file for 7 years.
2007-11-24 06:35:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋