Policy
Fingerprinting and photographing will be done by personnel from the Juvenile Unit, Juvenile Detention Center or the Crime Lab.
- Status offenders shall not be fingerprinted or photographed.
- Juveniles arrested for a misdemeanor shall not be fingerprinted, but may be photographed each time they are arrested in order to maintain a current photo record.
- All juveniles arrested for a gross misdemeanor or felony shall be fingerprinted and photographed. If a juvenile arrested for a gross misdemeanor or felony was not fingerprinted and/or photographed, the arresting officer(s) shall document in their CAPRS report why it was not done.
Fingerprint records of juveniles shall be maintained in the Crime Lab.
Definitions
Refer to the Commonly Used Terms page for general definitions.
- Juvenile: An individual who is under the age of eighteen (18) years.
- Juvenile Unit: MPD Juvenile Unit primarily investigates Robbery, Assault, Domestic Assault and Missing Person cases in which the offender is at least 10 years old and under 18 years of age. Cases involving juvenile offenders less than 10 years of age will be investigated by the Juvenile Unit and referred to an appropriate agency for follow up. The Juvenile Unit also investigates school-related crimes. The Juvenile Unit provides identification and processing services, as well as short-term detention for arrested juveniles. During the hours of Juvenile Unit operation, juveniles arrested for any felony, gross misdemeanor or domestic assault shall be brought to the unit for processing. Staffing and workload permitting, Juvenile Unit investigators will transport juveniles to the appropriate destination after intake is completed. The Juvenile Unit maintains all Runaway and Missing Juvenile files and serves as the central repository for juvenile criminal history records. The Juvenile Unit also provides investigative support to other units with on-going investigations involving juvenile suspects.