Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9112 (2026)

  Mandatory fingerprinting.

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§ 9112.  Mandatory fingerprinting.

(a)  General rule.--Fingerprints of all persons arrested for a felony, misdemeanor or summary offense which becomes a misdemeanor on a second arrest after conviction of that summary offense, shall be taken by the arresting authority, and within 48 hours of the arrest, shall be forwarded to, and in a manner and such a form as provided by, the central repository.

(b)  Other cases.--

(1)  Where private complaints for a felony or misdemeanor result in a conviction, the court of proper jurisdiction shall order the defendant to submit for fingerprinting by the municipal police of the jurisdiction in which the offense was allegedly committed or in the absence of a police department, the State Police. Fingerprints so obtained shall, within 48 hours, be forwarded to the central repository in a manner and in such form as may be provided by the central repository.

(2)  Where defendants named in police complaints are proceeded against by summons, or for offenses under section 3929 (relating to retail theft), the court of proper jurisdiction shall order the defendant to submit within five days of such order for fingerprinting by the municipal police of the jurisdiction in which the offense allegedly was committed or, in the absence of a police department, the State Police. Fingerprints so obtained shall, within 48 hours, be forwarded to the central repository in a manner and in such form as may be provided by the central repository.

(c)  Transmittal of information.--The central repository shall transmit the criminal history record information to the criminal justice agency which submitted a complete, accurate and classifiable fingerprint card.

(Dec. 14, 1979, P.L.556, No.127, eff. imd.; June 11, 1982, P.L.476, No.138, eff. 180 days)

 

Cross References.  Section 9112 is referred to in section 6309 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1999–2018 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Presher, 179 A.3d 90 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
Commonwealth v. Presher, 179 A.3d 90 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). · cites it 10× “: *91 Appellant, Michael Allen Presher, appeals from the trial court's December 19, 2016 order directing authorities to fingerprint Appellant pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 9112, after a jury acquitted him of the criminal conduct that triggered the statute's fingerprinting mandate.”
Dial v. Vaughn, 733 A.2d 1 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “The Act defines an administrative requirement that must be satisfied prior to release.”
Dep't of the Auditor Gen. v. Pennsylvania State Police, 844 A.2d 78 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “Section 9112(a) of the CHRIA, 18 Pa.C.S. § 9112(a). [8] Thus, once there has been an arrest and the criminal proceedings have begun, information about a case becomes "criminal history record information" to the extent that it falls within the statutory definition.”
In Re: Order Amending Rules 113.1, 206, 403, 504, 560 & 575 & Revising Comments to Rules 420, 513 & 578 of PA Rules of Crim. Procedure (Pa. 2018). “The requirement that the affiant who prepares the complaint indicate whether the defendant has been fingerprinted as required by the Criminal History Record Information Act, 18 Pa.C.S. § 9112, is included so that the issuing authority knows whether it is necessary to issue a…”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9112(a) — 2 cases
Dep't of the Auditor Gen. v. Pennsylvania State Police, 844 A.2d 78 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). “Section 9112(a) of the CHRIA, 18 Pa.C.S. § 9112(a). [8] Thus, once there has been an arrest and the criminal proceedings have begun, information about a case becomes "criminal history record information" to the extent that it falls within the statutory definition.”
Commonwealth v. Presher, 179 A.3d 90 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “: *91 Appellant, Michael Allen Presher, appeals from the trial court's December 19, 2016 order directing authorities to fingerprint Appellant pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 9112, after a jury acquitted him of the criminal conduct that triggered the statute's fingerprinting mandate.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9112(b)(1) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Presher, 179 A.3d 90 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “: *91 Appellant, Michael Allen Presher, appeals from the trial court's December 19, 2016 order directing authorities to fingerprint Appellant pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 9112, after a jury acquitted him of the criminal conduct that triggered the statute's fingerprinting mandate.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9112(b)(2) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Presher, 179 A.3d 90 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “: *91 Appellant, Michael Allen Presher, appeals from the trial court's December 19, 2016 order directing authorities to fingerprint Appellant pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 9112, after a jury acquitted him of the criminal conduct that triggered the statute's fingerprinting mandate.”
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