(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.
History.—s. 2, ch. 84-43; s. 1, ch. 94-95; s. 439, ch. 96-406; s. 8, ch. 2013-116.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 937 - Missing Person Investigations
937.021 - Missing Child and Missing Adult Reports.
937.022 - Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse.
937.024 - Birth Records of Missing Children; Registrars’ Duties.
937.025 - Missing Children; Student Records; Reporting Requirements; Penalties.
937.028 - Fingerprints; Missing Persons.
937.031 - Dental Records of Missing Persons; Access and Use.