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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Every law-enforcement officer of the State and of any political subdivision thereof shall transmit to the Bureau:
(1) Within 48 hours after the arrest of any individual, the names, fingerprints if taken and such other data as the Director may from time to time prescribe of all individuals arrested for a criminal offense, including, but not limited to:
a. An indictable offense, or such nonindictable offense as is, or may hereafter be, included in the compilations of the United States Department of Justice;
b. Being a fugitive from justice;
(2) The fingerprints, photographs and other data prescribed by the Director concerning unidentified dead persons;
(3) The fingerprints, photographs and other data prescribed by the Director of all individuals making application for a permit to buy or possess illegal weapons or firearms or to carry concealed a deadly weapon;
(4) A record of the indictable offenses and such nonindictable offenses as are committed within the jurisdiction of the reporting officer, including a statement of the facts of the offense and a description of the offender, so far as known, the offender's method of operation, changes in release status and such other information as the Director may require;
(5) Copies of such reports as are required by law to be made, and as shall be prescribed by the Director, to be made by pawnshops, second-hand dealers and dealers in weapons.
(b) All photographs submitted of individuals described in this section shall be of a recent date, taken while such individuals are attired in civilian clothes.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 8507. Information to be supplied by law-enforcement officers - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-8507/
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