Existing law requires certain agencies to collect, maintain and submit certain information relating to records of criminal history to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History. (NRS 179A.075) Section 1 of this bill requires a law enforcement agency to take and submit to the Central Repository the fingerprints of a person: (1) after an arrest and at the time of booking; (2) after a person is named in a criminal complaint and proceeded against by summons; or (3) after a person is arraigned or makes a first appearance before a court, if the fingerprints of the person have not been taken at that time.
Existing law defines the term “record of criminal history” to include, in part, information contained in a record, maintained in written or electronic form, of a formal transaction between a person and an agency of criminal justice in this State, including, without limitation, the fingerprints and other biometric identifiers of a person who is arrested and taken into custody. (NRS 179A.070) Section 2 of this bill clarifies that a record of criminal history includes the fingerprints of a person who is named in a criminal complaint and proceeded against by summons.

Statutes affected:
BDR: 179A.070