any act required to be made or performed by him in any provision of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor, and such officer shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. Such neglect or refusal also shall constitute nonfeasance in office and shall subject the officer to removal from office.
§ 17. Duty to Furnish Information.) The chief of the bureau shall furnish, upon application, all information pertaining to the identification of any person, a plate, photograph, outline picture, description, measurement, or any data of which person there is a record in the office of the bureau. The information shall be furnished to all peace officers of the state, to the United States officers or officers of other states, territories, or possessions of the United States, or peace officers of other countries duly authorized to receive the same, upon application in writing accompanied by a certificate signed by the officer, stating that the information applied for is necessary in the interest of the due administration of the laws, and not for the purpose of assisting a private citizen in carrying on his personal interests or in maliciously or uselessly harassing, degrading or humiliating any person.
§ 18. Report of Arrested Person's Transfer or Release, or of Disposition of Case.) In any case in which a sheriff, police department or other law enforcement agency makes an arrest and transmits a report of the arrest to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation or to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it shall be the duty of such law enforcement agency to furnish a report to such bureaus whenever the arrested person is transferred to the custody of another agency or is released without having a complaint or accusation filed with a court. When a complaint or accusation has been filed with a court against such an arrested person, the law enforcement agency having primary jurisdiction to investigate the offense alleged therein shall receive the disposition of that case from the appropriate court and shall transmit a report of such disposition to the same bureaus to which arrest data has been furnished.
§ 19. Superintendent to Make Rules and Regulations.) The superintendent with the approval of the attorney general, pursuant to the Administrative Practices Act, shall make and promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as may be necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the bureau's duties. Such rules and regulations shall be printed and forwarded to each state's attorney, sheriff, constable, marshal, or other peace
