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Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
138BTaking of finger-prints and palm-prints from persons required to attend court
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#### 138B Taking of finger-prints and palm-prints from persons required to attend court
138B Taking of finger-prints and palm-prints from persons required to attend court
> > (1) A police officer who serves a court attendance notice personally on a person who is not in lawful custody for an offence may require the person to submit to having his or her finger-prints or palm-prints, or both, taken and may, with the person’s consent, take the person’s finger-prints or palm-prints, or both.
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> > (2) A requirement under this section must not be made of a person who is under the age of 18 years and any such person is not required to comply with a requirement under this section.
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> **s 138B:** Ins 2006 No 128, Sch 4.1 \[1\] (transferred from the Crimes Act 1900 No 40, sec 353AD).