Applicant Live Scan is a system for the electronic submission of applicant fingerprints and the subsequent automated background check and response. Live scan technology replaces the process of recording an individual’s fingerprint patterns manually through a rolling process using ink and a standard 8" x 8" fingerprint card. Fingerprints can be printed and submitted on an 8" x 8" fingerprint card* or digitized through an electronic process (Live Scan), enabling the electronic transfer of the fingerprint image data, in combination with personal descriptor information, to central computers at the Department of Justice. This transfer of information takes place in a matter of seconds, instead of the days required to send hard copy fingerprint cards through the U.S. mail. The applicant completes a fingerprint scan from an Applicant Live Scan satellite location where the fingerprint images and related data are electronically transmitted to the Department of Justice. The recent, rapid expansion of the number of applicant live scan devices has resulted in an ever increasing volume of applicants availing themselves of live scan technology.

With live scan, instead of the hard fingerprint card used in the manual process, the applicant is provided with a “Request for Live Scan Service” form (BCII 8016). The applicant is also provided with a list of nearby live scan locations and must go to one of the specified locations to submit fingerprints. At these locations, a trained operator enters the information from the BCII 8016 form into the live scan terminal and initiates the live scan fingerprinting process. After successful electronic capture of the fingerprint images and the accompanying data, the information is electronically transmitted to the Department of Justice.

Once the fingerprints and data are received by the Department of Justice they are electronically processed by the DOJ Networked AFIS Transaction Management System (NATMS). Most live scan submissions which have no data or quality errors and do not result in possible criminal history matches are processed automatically and are responded to electronically. Live scan transmissions requiring analysis of a criminal record are electronically sent to the Applicant Response Unit for analysis and dissemination. Live scan submissions are responded to by electronic mail, fax and/or U.S. mail when the electronic mail response or fax is not available.

The Department of Justice will also coordinate other electronic processes resulting from the automated submissions of fingerprints; including forwarding the fingerprints to the FBI (if required) and coordinating the collection of associated fees.

In order to request this service, you must first be authorized by the Department of Justice.

The demands on the Applicant Program continue to increase as the legislature and various public and private agencies recognize the importance of requiring fingerprint based criminal background checks for various employment, licensing and certification purposes. TRU-SCAN Fingerprint Services is your solution in this application process.

To Contact Us:

Phone: 707.838.SCAN (7226)
FAX: 707.433.0399
E-Mail: info@truscanfingerprints.com

Mailing Address:
1083 Vine St. # 205 • Healdsburg, CA • 95448