Donald Trump will not be handcuffed when he surrenders to authorities next week but he will be made to take a mugshot.
With the formal filing of a criminal indictment against a former president, the US legal system is in uncharted waters.
A grand jury voted to criminally charge Donald Trump over his hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
It would be the first time in history a US president has ever been indicted.
According to US reports, the felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, will likely be announced in the coming days.
He is now expected to present himself to the at district attorney headquarters early next week in Manhattan to be booked, fingerprinted and get a mug shot taken.
The former president will be read the standard Miranda warning - told that he has the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
A law enforcement official told CBS the arrest could involve hundreds of Secret Service agents.
Trump is also unlikely to be handcuffed, something typically used on suspects who are thought to be a flight risk.
Mr Trump will not be handcuffed, the official also siad, saying that cuffs are normally only used for suspects thought to be a flight risk.
New York law discourages the release of mug shots in most cases, though they have leaked in the past.
Some of Trump's allies have suggested he use the mugshot as part of his campaign efforts.
Within minutes of word of his indictment breaking, his 2024 presidential campaign was sending fundraising messages off the news.
Trump was seen partying at his Florida residence on Thursday night with his wife Melania, just hours after learning he was to be criminally charged.
The 76-year-old was pictured beaming in a suit and tie at his Mar-a-Lago mansion as his 52-year-old wife stood beside him in a red dress.
The former US President’s lawyers have said they will “vigorously fight” the indictment against him in a hush money case.
His former attorney, Joe Tacopina, said on Fox News that the charges had come as a shock to Trump, later telling the New York Post that his former client did "not commit any crime" and has now vowed to "vigorously fight this political prosecution in court".
Mr Tacopina said Trump is “likely” to turn himself in on Tuesday next week and said that he will not be handcuffed. “We’re working out those logistics right now,” he told NBC, adding “he's not gonna hole up in Mar-a-Lago.”
Tacopina insisted that Trump would not take a plea deal: “There's no crime.”
