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| Fingerprinting Services
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| New rules have been put in place for fingerprint submissions, but for non-DOJ fingerprinting, you can get quick service from Fairfax PD -- day or night.
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 The California Department of Justice provides an automated service for criminal history background checks that may be required as a condition of employment, licensing, certification, foreign adoptions or VISA/Immigration clearances. Here is information for individuals needing to submit fingerprints for background checks.
Beginning July 1, 2005, all applicant fingerprint submissions must be transmitted electronically. Live Scan digital submissions provide the quickest way to submit and process background checks.
Applicants must get instructions and the forms required for fingerprinting services from the agency requiring their criminal history background check. Since different forms are used, individuals seeking a "clearance letter" from the department for visa, immigration or foreign adoptions purposes should refer to the VISA/IMMIGRATION/FOREIGN ADOPTIONS information provided by the Attorney General. Click here for more details.
Where To Get Fingerprinting Services: Live Scan Fingerprinting services are available at many locations. The closest to Fairfax are San Anselmo Police Department and Marin County Sheriff's Office. To find the site nearest to you and a listing of fees, see Applicant Live Scan Sites. If living outside California, you must submit rolled fingerprints on paper fingerprint cards and pay all appropriate fees.
Fingerprint Submission Change: Effective July 1, 2005 Penal Code section 11077.1 mandates the Department of Justice only accept electronically transmitted fingerprint images from regulatory entities performing background investigations of applicants. FD-258 fingerprint cards should not be submitted after July 1, 2005.
For further information: Click here for more details from the office of the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General.
If you need fingerprints for reasons other than those described above, you can still come to Fairfax Police Department for assistance. "Unlike many departments," noted Sergeant Chris Morin, "Fairfax PD provides this service at any time to anyone. Any member of the public who needs their fingerprints taken, can come to us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Many departments have specific, restricted times for fingerprinting -- but we don’t. We’ll do it whenever the community needs it done."
Sergeant Morin noted that parents wishing to have their children fingerprinted should keep in mind that children’s fingerprints change as they grow older. Although fingerprints are "permanent" in that they are formed in the fetal stage prior to birth, the mere fact of "growing" can cause them to change, but still be identifiable. For this reason, Sergeant Morin recommends that fingerprints of young children should be re-recorded again as they grow older.
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