Modifies provisions relating to the certification of a juvenile for trial as an adult

HB 2498 modifies Missouri's procedures for handling fingerprints of juveniles arrested for serious offenses. It requires law enforcement to collect fingerprints for juveniles under 18 (not already certified as adults) arrested for offenses that would be felonies if committed by an adult, but ensures the juvenile's name is excluded from the central repository using special fingerprint cards. These fingerprints and a unique identifier are then sent to the central repository and the court without revealing the juvenile's name. The bill also specifies that juveniles over 15.5 years old accused of non-felony traffic violations (where juvenile court lacks jurisdiction) should not be fingerprinted unless certified as adults.