Penal Code section 13127

Each recording agency shall insure that each portion of a criminal offender record that it originates shall include, for all felonies and reportable misdemeanors, the state or local unique and permanent fingerprint identification number, within 72 hours of origination of such records, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays.

Source: Section 13127, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=13127. (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_13127

Original Source: Section 13127, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=13127. (last accessed May 12, 2025).