63Offenders to be photographed and fingerprinted

#### 63 Offenders to be photographed and fingerprinted 63 Offenders to be photographed and fingerprinted > > (1) As soon as practicable after a court sentences an offender to imprisonment, the offender’s identifying particulars may be taken— > > > > > (a) by a police officer or correctional officer, or > > > > > (b) by any other person specified by an order of the court. > > > (2) The court may revoke any related intensive correction order if the offender fails to submit to the taking of identifying particulars. > > > (3) Nothing in this section prevents a court from making any other order with respect to the taking of an offender’s identifying particulars. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > correctional officer means— > > > > > (a) a correctional officer, within the meaning of the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093), or > > > > > (b) a person employed on a temporary basis within the Department of Justice to perform court security or escort duties, or > > > > > (c) a person holding an authority under section 240 of the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093) to perform escort duties. > > > > identifying particulars, in relation to an offender, means particulars necessary to identify the offender, including photographs and fingerprints. > > **s 63:** Am 2010 No 48, Sch 1 \[15\]; 2015 No 15, Sch 3.17 \[5\]; 2017 No 53, Sch 1 \[28\].