The Bainbridge Island Police Department (BIPD) operates Live-Scan networked fingerprinting equipment and submits fingerprint images to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). The WSP operates an Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) capable of, but not limited to, reading, classifying, matching, and storing those fingerprints, and making criminal history information available to the BIPD based on fingerprint identification.
The contract under consideration would extend the current agreement between BIPD and WSP through June 30, 2020.