N.J.S.A. 53:1-14 — Record of fingerprints, etc., of persons confined in penal institutions; penal institutions to furnish

53:1-14. Record of fingerprints, etc., of persons confined in penal institutions; penal institutions to furnish The supervisor of the state bureau of identification may procure and file for record, fingerprints, photographs and other identification data of all persons confined in any workhouse, jail, reformatory, penitentiary or other penal institution and shall file for record such other information as he may receive from the law enforcement officers of the state and its subdivisions. The wardens, jailers or keepers of workhouses, jails, reformatories, penitentiaries or other penal institutions shall furnish the state bureau of identification with fingerprints and photographs of all prisoners who are or may be confined in the respective institutions, and shall also furnish such other information respecting such prisoners as may be requested.

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