North Carolina Order to Fingerprint and Photograph Juvenile

ELI5: How do the Government/Police have records of everyone's fingerprints? They don't.They just have the prints of people who they have fingerprinted before. If they get fingerprints at a crime scene they compare them to prints they already have on file.

Fingerprints are usually only kept in the system for a limited time (such as six months) and then destroyed unless they are ordered to keep them on record as part of a court order for certain people convicted of crimes.

Although courts with juvenile jurisdiction handle a variety of cases, including abuse, neglect, adoption, and traffic violations, the Juvenile Court Statistics series focuses on the disposition of delinquency cases and formally pro- cessed status offense cases.

How are juvenile cases handled? In North Carolina, juvenile cases are sent to the state district courts for hearings. These courts have authority over delinquent and undisciplined juveniles.

The police can take fingerprints away from a police station ONLY if they have reason to suspect you have committed an offence AND they have reason to doubt that you have provided your real name and address. If the police have grounds to take fingerprints, they must first give you an opportunity to give your details.

However, it should be noted that in many instances juveniles, as a matter of policy, are not generally fingerprinted.

If you have ever been fingerprinted to get a license or a background check then the FBI does keep a record of your fingerprints in their criminal database.

Fingerprinting is standard in court cases, and it is normal for the court to order you to submit to fingerprinting prior to the court hearing. It's basically just an "intake" process to ensure that you are who they think you are and ascertain...

Petition: A petition is the formal pleading that initiates a juvenile court case, which must be filed by a juvenile court counselor.A juvenile who is at least 6 but less than 16 also may be adjudicated undisciplined for being unlawfully absent from school.