Attorney General

Criminal Investigation - Criminal Records

Effective Date: 07/27/2020 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 015.0006.3.07272020

Chapter 3

Standards for Reporting and Collection of Criminal History Information

Section 1. Authority. The Division of Criminal Investigation, Office of the Attorney General hereby promulgates these rules pursuant to its rulemaking authority found in Wyoming Statute § 7-19-105.

Section 2. Requirements for Fingerprinting. Fingerprints shall be submitted according to W.S. 7-19-107 and 7-19-201. Fingerprint cards are subject to the following requirements:

(a) All fingerprint cards shall be submitted directly to the Division after completion by a criminal justice agency within seventy-two (72) hours. All information shall either be typewritten or printed legibly on a fingerprint card. Failure to do so, or failure to follow the requirements stated below, may result in the card being returned to the contributing agency.

(b) All fingerprint cards received will be prioritized and processed as follows:

1. (i) Criminal arrest fingerprint cards;
2. (ii) Criminal justice applicant fingerprint cards; and
3. (iii) Non-criminal justice applicant fingerprint cards.

(c) Card requirements. (Note: as of June 1, 2013, the Division will no longer accept Orange fingerprint cards.)

(i) A standard 8x8 red FD-249 fingerprint card and FD-884 palm print card are to be used by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of fingerprinting criminal offenders whose fingerprints will be maintained. Criminal fingerprint cards and other biometrics such as photos for facial or iris recognition which are assigned a state identification number and/or an FBI number may be searched against other databases including but not limited to latent fingerprints and must include the following information:

1. (A) Name;
2. (B) Signature of person fingerprinted (only if inked prints);
3. (C) Any aliases;
4. (D) ORI number;
5. (E) Date of birth;
6. (F) Residence of person fingerprinted;

(G) Date arrested or received; (H) Sex, race, height, weight, eye color, hair color, and place of birth; (I) Date and signature of person taking fingerprints (only if inked prints); (J) Agency case number (OCA); (K) Social security number; (L) Check caution block, if necessary; (M) Arrest offense, including citation to Wyoming statute(s); (N) Notation of scars, marks, and amputations; (O) Occupation and address, if available; and (P) Check box for photos and palm prints, if available.

(ii) A standard 8x8 blue FD-258 fingerprint card is to be used by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of fingerprinting applicants for criminal justice and non-criminal justice federal and state background checks. Non-criminal fingerprint cards and other biometrics such as photos for facial or iris recognition which are assigned a state identification number and/or an FBI number may be searched against other databases including but not limited to latent fingerprints. The following information must be present and legible and fingerprint cards missing any information may be returned to the sender:

(A) Name; (B) Signature of person fingerprinted; (C) Aliases; (D) ORI number (For criminal justice applicants only); (E) Date of birth; (F) Citizenship; (G) Sex, race, height, weight, eye color, hair color, and place of birth; (H) Residence of person fingerprinted;

(I) Date and signature of person taking fingerprints (only if inked prints – fingerprints submitted via livescan device are exempt from this requirement);

(J) Social security number;

(K) Employer and address (Non-criminal justice only – the results will be sent to the person/entity listed in this space);

(L) Reason fingerprinted (Board of Nursing, Professional Teaching Standards Board, NCPA/VCA, Self, etc.) For FBI checks, provide state statute or federal code reference;

(M) Any card that is older than six months will be rejected and new fingerprints will need to be submitted.