38-2221. Fingerprints and photographs.

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(a)Fingerprints or photographs of a person alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of care may be taken:

(1)By a person authorized to investigate an allegation or suspicion of child abuse or neglect to obtain and preserve evidence or to determine the identity of a child;

(2)as authorized by K.S.A. 38-1611 , and amendments thereto; or

(3)if authorized by a judge of the district court having jurisdiction.

(b)Fingerprints and photographs taken under subsection (a)(3):

(1)Shall be kept separate from those of persons of the age of majority; and

(2)may be sent to a state or federal repository only if authorized by a judge of the district court having jurisdiction.

(c)Nothing in this section shall preclude the custodian of the child from authorizing photographs or fingerprints of the child to:

(1)Be used in any action under the Kansas parentage act, K.S.A. 23-2201 et seq., and amendments thereto;

(2)assist in the apprehension of a runaway child;

(3)assist in the adoption or other permanent placement of a child; or

(4)provide the child or the child's parents with a history of the child's life and development.

(d)For purposes of this section, the term photograph means an image or likeness of a child made or reproduced by any medium or means.