The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 4602)
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§ 4602. Authority to take fingerprints of minors
(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of this section, any State or
local law enforcement agency may establish or participate in a program of voluntary
fingerprinting of minors. Only minors whose parents or guardians request the same
shall be fingerprinted under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) A law enforcement officer shall not take the fingerprints of a minor as a part of
a program of voluntary fingerprinting unless he or she has, within the past three
years, received training approved by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council in the taking
of classifiable fingerprints as certified by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council.
(c) Any law enforcement agency participating in a program of voluntary fingerprinting
of minors shall ensure that fingerprints are taken in such manner and with such materials
and equipment as to ensure their classifiability and their use under the Federal Missing
Children Act, 28 U.S.C. § 534. (Added 1985, No. 27.)