California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 11102

Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1377.

The department may use the following systems of identification: the Bertillon, the fingerprint system, and any system of measurement that may be adopted by law in the various penal institutions of the state.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 11102 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-4-prevention-of-crimes-and-apprehension-of-criminals/title-1-investigation-and-control-of-crimes-and-criminals/chapter-1-investigation-identification-and-information-responsibilities-of-the-department-of-justice/article-3-criminal-identification-and-statistics/section-11102

Other sections in Article 3 - Criminal Identification and Statistics

§ 11100§ 11101§ 11102§ 11102.1§ 11102.2§ 11103§ 11104§ 11105§ 11105.001§ 11105.002…§ 11107.6§ 11108§ 11108.2§ 11108.3§ 11108.5§ 11108.9§ 11108.10§ 11109§ 11111§ 11112

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