The Superintendent of Police or his authorized agent must fingerprint and photograph any person who violates any provision of this chapter which is punishable as a felony, or who is declared addicted to narcotic drugs, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and any such person comprised in this section who fails or refuses to present himself for such purposes, or who furnishes incomplete or false information required under this chapter, or who refuses to be fingerprinted or photographed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed term of one (1) year. Should there be extenuating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of six (6) months.\nThe court, in its discretion, may impose the fixed penalty of imprisonment established, or a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both penalties.\nHistory —June 23, 1971, No. 4, p. 526, § 517; June 4, 1980, No. 109, p. 350, § 1.
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