Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom ul. LIMANOWSKIEGO 95; 26-600 RADOM tel. 48 345 38 00 mail: lab@mazowiecka.policja.gov.pl

superintendent Marek Maj Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom SEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE NATIONAL AFIS AND AFIS SYSTEMS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION CONDUCTED UNDER THE PRÜM DECISION. superintendent Marek Maj marek.maj@ra.policja.gov.pl tel. 701 38 46

in 2000 (on the initiative of the European Union Commission) has undergone many upgrades and expandability. The last was conducted in 2015. By 12.05.2016, in databases there have been collected: 3 831 995 – fingerprint cards 235 457 – hand images 97 241 – unknown fingerprints 11 651 – unknown handprints

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Legal basis for the AFIS (art. 20. ( 2a) Art. 20. ( 2b) (2) Regulation of the Ministry of Interior of 29 September 2015. on the processing of information by the police, called "Central register of fingerprints"

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Decision No 384 KGP of 6 October 2014 called "Central register of fingerprints" § 20. 1. In order to determine the identification value of disclosed and secured evidence and identification of the person who left various traces, one should fill in "Application for selection, verification and registration of unidentified latent fingerprints in a national AFIS", hereinafter referred to as "the AFIS application." The request indicates the scope of the outsourced activities. AFIS application form is attached as Annex 2 to the decision. 2. The application must be accompanied by AFIS fingerprint card in the form of fingerprints, finger tips, taken to limit the circle of suspects or determine the probative value of the evidence disclosed pursuant to art. 192a § 1 of Act of 6 June 1997 - Code of Criminal Procedure. 3. The AFIS application is directed to the appropriate regional Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police HQ or exceptionally to the Central Forensic Laboratory of Police. §21. 1.Implementation of the AFIS application consists of the following successive steps: selection, verification and registration of unknown traces. 5. The check and the registration of unknown traces in AFIS is decided by an AFIS operator on the basis of the identification marks. 7. In the case of traces that can be derived from the missing persons, a letter is written in which the applicant indicates the range of checks. The letter must be accompanied by appropriate fingerprint card to eliminate for identification purposes.

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Decision No 384 KGP of 6 October 2014 called "Central register of fingerprints" § 22. 1. …. The AFIS result is only information about the source of evidence. carry out expert evidence by issuing decision: latent fingerprints in the AFIS; prepared within the framework of the proceedings.

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom when filling the APPLICATION No specific range of outsourced activities No limitation of the pursuit We give the name of the person who packed media with traces and fingerprint cards (not the name of the technician who secured the traces), it is usually the person who carries out the procedurę; it would be good to give the contact telephone numer.

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom How to read the result of the APPLICATION Marking the trace on the media and the card number with which the mark has been identified, with the card number personal data is to be found in the National Police Information System Marking signs and the number under which they were registered Determination of trace in the AFIS database, you need to generate a reference number at Eurodac searches If this square is selected, there are tracks suitable for classical fingerprint studies

International exchange of fingerprint data Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom International exchange of fingerprint data

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Prüm – automatic international exchange of fingerprint data between AFIS systems of Member States of the European Union carried out under the Prüm Decision. Decision 2008/615/WSiSW of 23 June 2008 on stepping up cross- border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime. Decision 2008/616/WSiSW of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of 2008/615/JHA Decision on stepping up cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Entitled bodies: Police, Border Guard, Internal Security Agency, Central Anticorruption Bureau, Customs Service, Military National legislation: The Act of 6 April 1990 on Police, as amended (art. 145j) The Act of 16 September 2011 on the exchange of information with the law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union and entities authorized and law enforcement authorities of EU Member States called "Central register of fingerprints"

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom 21 Operational Member States (AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, EE, ES, HU, FI, FR, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PL, RO, SE, SI, SK ) 7 non operating Member States (DK, EL, HR, IE, IT, PT, UK) Member States waiting for the EU decision on their operation: Danemark

Date of commencement of the exchange No. the EU Member States Date of commencement of the exchange 1 AT -Austria 2015.11.16 2 SK - Slovakia 2015.11.19 3 CZ - the Czech Republic 2015.12.17 4 BG - Bulgaria 2015.12.18 5 LT - Lithuania 2016.01.08 6 BE - Belgium 2016.01.11 7 MT - Malta 2016.02.04 8 CY - Cyprus 2016.02.05 9 DE - Germany 2016.03.01 10 SI - Slovenia 11 RO - Romania 2016.06.02 12 HU - Hungary test 13 NL - Holand 14 FI - Finland Poland (PL) of 10 November 2015 (DU EU L294 / 70) - achieving interoperability in the area of FP.

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Mutual cooperation of the EU Member States in the area of fingerprint data exchange

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Decision No 384 KGP of 6 October 2014 called "Central register of fingerprints" §23 1. If there is a reasonable presumption that the offender may be registered in the database of another Member State of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as "EU MS," in order to identify the perpetrator of a criminal act you can have checked unknown traces in the collection of fingerprints of selected EU MS. 2. In order to search unknown traces in databases systems of AFIS EU MS, the AFIS application must be accompanied by "Application for one-time search of unidentified latent fingerprints in international databases," a model of which is attached as Annex 5 to the decision. In that application, the applicant defines the scope of the search in certain phases of cards and signs. 3. The request for a one-time search of unknown latent fingerprints in international databases, along with a copy of the AFIS result should be sent through the appropriate regional Forensic Laboratory of th eREgional Police HQ to the Department of Dactyloscopy of the Central Forensic Laboratory of Police after searching and registering unknown traces in the national AFIS. 6. In the case of a positive check of an unknown trace in EU MS bases as a result of a single search of unknown traces in international databases, the name of the country is given in which the positive check result took place and AFIS ID of the fingerprint card or identification marking of unknown traces. 7. Details of the person who is the concerned by the AFIS ID referred to in paragraph 6 shall be the contact point located in the Office of International Police Cooperation of the National Police Headquarters.

Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Decision No 384 KGP of 6 October 2014 called "Central register of fingerprints" §24. 1. In order to determine or confirm the identity of an unknown person and to identify the perpetrator of a criminal act committed in the Member State of the EU other than the Republic of Poland, you may also check the fingerprint card of the person in the fingerprint collection of indicated EU MS. 2. Checking referred to in paragraph 1 is based on the "Application for a one-time search of fingerprint cards in the international databases," a model of which is attached as Annex 8 to the decision. In that application, the applicant defines the scope of the search in databases of cards and fingerprints, and indicates the EU MS, in which the search of the card took place. 3. Fingerprint card referred to in paragraph 1 may come from national AFIS and have AFIS ID or may be made by a police officer who confirms or establishes the identity of the person. 6. In the case of a positive check of an unknown trace in EU MS bases as a result of a single search of unknown traces in international databases, the name of the country is given in which the positive check result took place and AFIS ID of the fingerprint card or identification marking of unknown traces. 7. Details of the person or designation of unknown traces is done in the contact point referred to in § 23 paragraph 7.

Request for the card search in the AFIS database of EU Member States Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Request for the card search in the AFIS database of EU Member States Fill in the fields as described (stamp of the institution, case reference number, place and date) By sending the request after receiving the results from a national AFIS, we skip this step Fill in the fields as described (category of crime, date of the event, the limitation period for prosecution) Select the base in which we want to check Select the EU MS where we want to check Signature and stamp of the person accepting sending the application NOTE Do not select automatically all the countries with whom we conduct automated data exchange due to daily limits of searches in data bases. The application must be accompanied by a search result in a national AFIS

Request for the card search in the AFIS database of EU Member States Forensic Laboratory of the Regional Police Headquarters in Radom Request for the card search in the AFIS database of EU Member States Fill in the fields as described (stamp of the institution, case reference number, place and date) We indicate the number under which the card was registered in the AFIS Fill in the case where the card is registered in the AFIS (in this case join the card) Select the base in which we want to check Select the EU MS where we want to check Signature and stamp of the person accepting sending the application NOTE Do not select automatically all the countries with whom we conduct automated data exchange due to daily limits of searches in data bases.

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