How much does a Live Scan cost?

Live Scan Fingerprinting - April 27th, 2012

So your employer or licensing agency has asked you to do a Live Scan Fingerprint and you want to know how much it will cost?

The break down for the price of a Live Scan is very simple:

- Rolling Fee: $20 – $25

- DOJ Fee: $32

- FBI Fee: $17

- Child Fee: $15

- DOJ Fee for Record Review: $25

If you want to know how much will be the cost of your Live Scan Fingerprint transaction, you need to look on your Request for Live Scan form and see which levels of service are checked off (DOJ, FBI, etc…)

If both the DOJ and the FBI are checked off on your form and the site is charging $20 for the rolling fee, you would pay a total of $69 ($20+ $32 + $17).

Billing Number:

If you have  a Billing Number on your form, then you will only have to pay the Rolling Fee and the other government fees will be paid by your Requesting Agency or Employer. So if you want to save money on your Live Scan, try to see if you can get that billing number!

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Live Scan Fingerprinting vs. Online Background Checks

Live Scan Fingerprinting - April 8th, 2012

Tons of people are ordering Online Background checks, but are online background checks as secure as you think? What if the person that you were hiring happened to give questionable identification? How can you really make sure that the person standing infront of you is really who they say they are?

Online background checks and regular background checks lack one very important important aspect, fingerprints! Fingerprinting is the only true form of identification, don’t get fooled by the very easy to attain fake ID.

Let’s give you a classic scenario where an online background check would be useless:

Jane Doe has committed a violent crime in New York for which she was arrested, a few years later and Jane Doe is released from prison and is free to roam about the U.S. Jane Doe can’t find a job because no one will hire her, so what can she do? She can do what thousands of other Americans have done in the past, get fake or fradulant identification.

Now Jane Doe can travel to California and can respond to a Craiglist ad for a mom who is seeking  a baby sitter for her kids, the mom takes Jane Does fake ID and runs an online background check on Jane Doe. Jane Doe has nothing on her online background check report and is cleared!

The mom decides to hire Jane Doe because she feels that the online background check is suffcieint! Now her kids are being baby sitted by a violent criminal and she doesn’t even know it. Don’t let yourself be a statistic, do a Live Scan or fingerprint based background check on anyone you hire.

Now, how to get a fingerprint based background check?

If you are in California you can use the Record Review live scan form that is provided by the California Attorney General’s office for a Personal Use background check. If you are a large employer, you will have to apply with the DOJ to become an authorized applicant agency.

If you are in any of the other 50 states, you can do an FBI fingerprint based background check.

How can Certifix Live Scan help you?

We offer mobile fingerprinting services nationwide for groups of people. We also have a large network of Live Scan fingerprint locations in California, most of our locations are just minutes away from your home or work. We provide both the DOJ Live Scan and the FBI Ink Fingerprint card service.

If you are not located in California, you can inquire at your local Police Department for if they offer the fingerprinting service; or they may direct you towards someone who can help you out.

Do you have questions or concerns about someone you have hired?

The Certifix Live Scan support team is available 24/7/365 and we’ll be able to answer any questions or concerns that you may have. Our direct call-in number is 1(800) 710-1934 or you can send us an email at info@certifixlivescan.com

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Need FBI Ink Fingerprint cards?

Live Scan Fingerprinting - March 6th, 2012

Hey FBI Fingerprint Applicants,

Are you looking for an FBI Ink Fingerprint card? There is no need pay for it, simply print this electronic version of the FBI Ink Fingerprint Card and take it in to any of our conveniently located Certifix Live Scan sites in Califonria. If a Certifix Live Scan site is not close to your home, call your local police department. They may be able to help you out as well.

Sincerely,

The Certifix Live Scan team

1(800) 710-1934

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FBI Criminal Background Check

Live Scan Fingerprinting - February 19th, 2012

Submitting an Identification Record Request to the FBI

Step 1: Complete the Applicant Information Form.

  • If the request is for a couple, family, etc., all persons must sign the form.
  • Include your complete mailing address. Please provide your telephone number and/or e-mail address, if available.

Step 2: Obtain a set of your fingerprints.

  • Provide the original fingerprint card. Previously processed cards or copies will not be accepted.
  • Your name and date of birth must be provided on the fingerprint card. Fingerprints should be placed on a standard fingerprint form (FD-258) commonly used for applicant or law enforcement purposes.
  • Include rolled impressions of all 10 fingerprints and impressions of all 10 fingerprints taken simultaneously (these are sometimes referred to as plain or flat impressions).
  • If possible, have your fingerprints taken by a fingerprinting technician. This service may be available at a law enforcement agency.
  • To ensure the most legible prints possible, refer to the Recording Legible Fingerprints brochure.

Step 3: Submit payment.

  • Option 1: Obtain a money order or cashier’s check for $18 U.S. dollars made payable to the Treasury of the United States. Please be sure to sign where required.
  • Option 2: Pay by credit card using the Credit Card Payment Form. Don’t forget to include the expiration date of the credit card that you are using.
  • Important note: Cash, personal checks, or business checks WILL NOT be accepted.
  • Payment must be for the exact amount.
  • If the request is for a couple, family, etc., include $18 for each person.
  • If the request is for multiple copies per person, include $18 for each copy requested.

Step 4: Review the FBI Identification Record Request Checklist to ensure that you have included everything needed to process your request.

Step 5: Mail the required items listed above—signed applicant information form, fingerprint card, and payment of $18 U.S. dollars for each person or copy requested—to the following address:

FBI CJIS Division – Record Request
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306

Note: Although the FBI employs the most efficient methods for processing these requests, processing times may take approximately eight weeks depending on the volume of requests received.

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California Personal Use Background check

Live Scan Fingerprinting - February 17th, 2012

Access to criminal history summary records maintained by the DOJ is restricted by law to legitimate law enforcement purposes and authorized applicant agencies. However, individuals have the right to request a copy of their own criminal history record from the Department to review for accuracy and completeness. Requests from third parties are not authorized and will not be processed.

To receive a copy of YOUR criminal history record, individuals must submit fingerprint images, pay a $25 processing fee to the DOJ, and follow the instructions below.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

All California Applicants must submit Live Scan fingerprints.
Instructions, pdf | En Español, pdf.

  • Use the Live Scan Form (Form BCIA 8016RR, pdf)
  • Check “Record Review” as the “Type of Application”.
  • Enter “Record Review” on the “Reason for Application” line.
  • Fill out all your personal information.
  • Take the completed form to any Live Scan site for fingerprinting services.

Fingerprinting services are available at most local police departments, sheriff’s offices or any public applicant Live Scan site. To find the sites nearest to you, their fingerprint rolling fees, and acceptable methods of payment, see Public Live Scan Sites.

OUT OF STATE RESIDENTS:

Applicants Living Outside California/United States must submit manual fingerprint cards (Form FD258).

Print out the Application to Obtain Copy of State Summary Criminal History Record (Form BCIA 8705, pdf) and follow the instructions on the form. Please contact your local law enforcement agency for fingerprinting services. PLEASE NOTE: Your fingerprint card must contain your full name, date of birth, sex and return mailing address. If you are having difficulty in obtaining a blank fingerprint card, please contact the Record Review Unit at (916) 227-3849.

Manual submissions must be accompanied by either personal check drawn on a U.S. bank, money order or certified check. The check or money order must be made payable to the “California Department of Justice.” Mail your application, fingerprint card and processing fee to:

California Department of Justice
Record Review Unit
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA 94203-4170

Once you have received your Record Review response, if you want to challenge the contents of your criminal record, you must complete the “Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness” (form BCIA 8706), which will be included with your Record Review response if there is criminal information on your record. Mail the completed form, along with a copy of your criminal history record, to the address indicated on the form. Your challenge must specifically state the basis for the claim of inaccuracy or incompleteness and include any available proof or corroboration to substantiate your claim.

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More Live Scan Information

Live Scan Fingerprinting - March 24th, 2010

Certifix offers low price walk in fingerprint services, live scan services or electronic fingerprints, and fbi fingerprinting cards, we are also the premier digital fingerprint provider in Southern California live scan and the CA live scan network.  Biometric fingerprints and fingerprint security are exceptionally important to us, we implement controls and maintain a secure fingerprint database. Our live scan fingerprint service is similar to that of your local police department, we have many more fingerprint locations in California and are looking to provide with the the best service that you can ever receive in the live scan industry.

Our livescan fingerprint locations require that you bring a request for livescan service form, if you do not have a live scan form, our livescan operator can direct you to the right place, where you may be able to attain the Request for Live Scan Form. Fingerprint applicants can call our support number at 1(800) 710-1934 if they have any questions concerning the live scan process. Contact our head office for a free live scan request form to be emailed to you. Certifix Live Scan can supply the DMV livescan form or a blank bcii 8016 live scan form. Our live scan applications can be used for the DOJ ($32) level of criminal background check service or the FBI ($19) level of criminal background check service. California fingerprinting has never been easier with the fingerprinting locations that Certifix provides, walk in live scan has never been so convenient in livescan facilities located in Orange County and live scan facilities located in Los Angeles County. We also provide walk-in live scan services in San Diego county, Contra Costa county, Alameda Country, San Mateo County, San Francisco Country, Santa Clara Country, and Sacramento Country. Please feel free to look at our list of live scan locations, it is a great live scan tool for locating the most convenient live scan location to where the applicant seeking live scan is located.

Our priority is the livescan clearance through the live scan DOJ system, all of our live scan sites have been thoroughly trained as certified live scan fingerprint rollers. Each site goes through a training that enables them to provide high quality fingerprinting to the job seeking live scan applicant. We follow up for live scan results for all of our  live scan applicants, we understand that the live scan background check is used for professional and business licenses.

The Department of Justice Fingerprints are accepted through nursing live scan, notary live scan, contractor live scan, security guard live scan, and real estate live scan. We also offer live scan for teachers and live scan services to school districts that need either mobile live scan or a vast network of live scan locations in Southern California, or live scan sites and locations in Northern California.

Certifix offers live scan forms in any of our live scan locations, our background checks are approved by the DOJ and FBI as a certified live scan provider. Certifix latest live scan equipment that is approved by the Deparment of Justice and the FBI for fingerprint screening through live scan. Pre employment background checks, employee background checks, and criminal background checks can all be conducted through our live scan services. We provide walk in live scan service or convenient live scan appointments; our fingerprint scanners are newer and there are less live scan resubmissions in our live scan facilities due to our brand new live scan machines.

Certifix gives back to the less fortunate, we can waive the live scan rolling fee at our Hawthorne, CA location, please contact our Hawthorne site at 1(310) 219-0999 for more information. We can only waive live scan rolling fee, the applicant would still be responsible for paying all the applicable government fees.  Live scan sites can be expensive sometimes. Call our head office for more information.

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Fingerprinting Service in California

Fingerprint Locations - March 10th, 2010

Certifix offers a state-wide fingerprinting service in California. Our fingerprint service locations, can be found through our locations search on our main website. The Live Scan Service in the State of California is a great way to process your fingerprints, its alot faster then the traditional ink fingerprinting service. IF you have any questions about our fingerprint service, you can contact us at info@CertifixLiveScan.com or you can call with any questions you may have to your fingerprinting service needs at 1(800) 710-1934. Thanks for reading our live scan blog and keep on visiting back for more valuable information about the live scan services. If you would like to suggest a live scan or fingerprint relation subject on our blog, please comment in the comments section below. Cheers.

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24 Hour Automated Telephone Service

Live Scan Fingerprinting - March 5th, 2010

24-hour Automated Telephone Service Available:
916-227-4557.

If a requesting agency does not have results within seven days and digital Live Scan fingerprints were submitted, you can use the automated telephone system to check on your submission. You will need the following information: (1) your date of birth; and (2) the 10-digit Automated Transaction Identifier (ATI) number that appears at the bottom of the Department of Justice form requesting Live Scan fingerprint background checks. The ATI number always appears in the following sequence: 1 LETTER; 3 NUMBERS; 3 LETTERS and 3 NUMBERS.
We recommend that you try to use the DOJ telephone service before contacting the Live Scan sites.

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Required Identification for Live Scan

Live Scan Fingerprinting - March 5th, 2010

Most live scan applicants are required to submit some type of identification to the Live Scan technician, we have provided information below that may help you determine valid forms of identification.


Prior to rolling fingerprint impressions, it is imperative that the identity of the applicant be established. It is the responsibility of the fingerprint roller to check the identification of individuals being fingerprinted. A valid photographic identification must be presented by the applicant and checked closely by the certified fingerprint roller taking the fingerprint impressions. This ensures that the applicant’s identity is validated against proper identification which results in accurate information submitted to the DOJ.

The DOJ requires certified fingerprint rollers accept only current, valid, and unexpired picture identification documents as a primary valid identification. As such, a certified fingerprint roller must examine the photo identification presented to ensure all of the following:
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The personal descriptor information (name, gender, date of birth, etc.) matches the information provided on the “Request for Live Scan Service” form (BCII 8016);
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The expiration date has not elapsed; and,
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The photograph reasonably resembles the Applicant’s physical appearance.
Acceptable Primary forms of photo identification include any of the following:
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California Driver’s License
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Department of Motor Vehicles Identification Card
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Out-of-State Driver’s License
However, in the absence of a primary form of identification, a certified fingerprint roller may accept one or more of the following as Secondary forms of Identification, but only with two of the supplemental documents noted on the next page:
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State Government Issued Certificate of Birth
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U.S. Active Duty/Retiree/Reservist Military Identification Card (000 10-2)
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U.S. Passport
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Federal Government Personal Identity Verification Card (PIV)
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Department of Defense Common Access Card
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U.S. Tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs Identification Card
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Social Security Card
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Court Order for Name Change/Gender Change/Adoption/ Divorce
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Marriage Certificate (Government Certificate Issued)
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U.S. Government Issued Consular Report of Birth Abroad 3
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Foreign Passport with Appropriate Immigration Document(s)\
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Certificate of Citizenship (N560)
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Certificate of Naturalization (N550)
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INS I-551 Resident Alien Card Issued Since 1997
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INS 1-688 Temporary Resident Identification Card
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INS I-688B, I-766 Employment Authorization Card
Please note: When validating the authenticity of secondary identification documents and forms, the data and information need to be supported by at least two of the following Supplemental documents:
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Utility Bill (Address)
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Jurisdictional Voter Registration Card
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Vehicle Registration Card/Title
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Paycheck Stub with Name/Address
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Jurisdictional Public Assistance Card
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Spouse/Parent Affidavit
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Cancelled Check or Bank Statement
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Mortgage Documents
When supplemental documentation does not support the validation of the original identification documents, the certified fingerprint roller should not accept the form of identification as valid and not fingerprint the applicant.

Thank You for Reading from Certifix Live Scan!

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Live Scan Result Delays

Live Scan Fingerprinting - March 5th, 2010

After Certifix Live Scan trained technician conducts your live scan fingerprint session. The results are returned to the applicant agency within three days, delays can occur though. Applicants should check, for the first seven days, with the applicant agency that requested the background review since the DOJ sends results directly to the applicant agency. Delays can be caused by poor fingerprint quality, the existence of any criminal information in the applicant’s record, birthdates before 1920, and incorrect data submitted on the electronic transaction. You can help prevent delays by making sure the Live Scan operator has entered ALL the information on your Live Scan form and entered it CORRECTLY.

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