(a) Immediately upon the arrest of a person for a crime, the Department shall place the required fingerprints and identifying data on forms prescribed or furnished by the Department,

photograph the arrested person, and promptly transmit the form and photograph to the appropriate division.

(b) The Department may record, in addition to fingerprints, the palm prints, sole prints and toe prints, or other personal identifiers, when, in the discretion of the Department, it is necessary to effect identification of the persons, or to the investigation of the crime charged.