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=== 6. Fingerprinting and photographing === | === 6. Fingerprinting and photographing === | ||
A person in lawful custody for an indictable offence (or a hybrid offence | A person in lawful custody for an indictable offence (or a hybrid offence) may be fingerprinted and photographed. A person may be required to submit to being fingerprinted and photographed under the ''Identification of Criminals Act'', R.SC 1985, c I-1. | ||
The police commonly fix the date for fingerprinting prior to the date of the first appearance and prior to any charge approval decision being made by Crown Counsel. If the accused has already been fingerprinted and the Crown does not approve the charges or stays the proceeding, the accused can apply to the police force who collected the fingerprints to have those fingerprints destroyed. | The police commonly fix the date for fingerprinting prior to the date of the first appearance and prior to any charge approval decision being made by Crown Counsel. If the accused has already been fingerprinted and the Crown does not approve the charges or stays the proceeding, the accused can apply to the police force who collected the fingerprints to have those fingerprints destroyed. |