8. Refusal to sign fingerprint form an offence
Feedback & supportEvery person whose registrable particulars are taken pursuant to sections 5 and 6 shall sign the fingerprint form or if the person is unable to sign his name he shall affix his thumb impression in it which shall be countersigned by the recording or authenticating officer as the case requires.
authenticating officer
“authenticating officer” means— (a) the prosecuting officer responsible for authenticating the result of a case at the conclusion of the case where a person is charged with a registrable offence; (b) the police officer responsible for the final removal of the banishee out of the Federation and for authenticating the removal; (c) the police officer responsible for serving the expulsion order on the expelee and for authenticating the expulsion;
Every person who refuses to have any of his registrable particulars taken or to sign the fingerprint form or to affix his thumb impression in it when lawfully required to do so by a recording officer or authenticating officer is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both.
A recording officer or authenticating officer may pursuant to sections 5 and 6 use such force as is necessary or reasonable.