Section 30, The Anti-Corruption Act, 2000

(1) An investigating officer may, if so directed by the Commissioner, take or cause to be taken under thesupervision of another officer, photographs, finger-prints and the weight and height measurements of any person arrested under section 28. (2) The identifying particulars of a person taken under subsection (1) may be retained by the Commissioner, except that if— a. a decision is taken not to charge the person with any offence; or b. the person is charged but discharged by a Court before conviction or acquitted at his trial or on appeal, the identifying particulars, together with any negatives or copies thereof, shall as soon as reasonably practicable, be destroyed or, if the person concerned so prefers, delivered to him. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Commissioner may retain the identifying particulars of a person who has been previously convicted of an offence under this Act or an offence involving dishonesty. (4) In this section, "identifying particulars" in relation to a person, means photographs, finger-prints and the weight and height measurement, of that person. Arrest of persons granted bail by Commission.