Livescan fingerprints are an inkless, electronic system designed to capture an individual's fingerprint images and demographic data (name, sex, race, date of birth, etc.) in a digitized format that can then be transmitted to the MD State Central Repository (CJIS) for state background check processing. The data is forwarded to CJIS over a highly secured Virtual Private Network (VPN) and then processed by CJIS's Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). Once received at CJIS for processing, the inquiry can then be forwarded to the FBI for electronic processing of federal background checks. All of this occurs within minutes and results in a biometric identification of an individual with little or no human interaction. Livescan can be used for criminal justice, government licensing, employment or other private use.
For those customers that need fingerprints for “out of state” agencies and for FBI background checks for Immigration, we are able to provide the customer with fingerprint cards. These fingerprints are taken digitally on our livescan machine and then printed onto the FD258 or FS87 fingerprint cards. We can either provide the fingerprint cards to the customer (FD258 only) or we can utilize the cards the customer provides from their agency. We print the customers demographic information on the card at the same time as the fingerprints. This allows a more streamlined and efficient process, as well as the information being more legible. We utilize an FBI certified printer to print high resolution fingerprints onto the standard FBI fingerprint card. This method is authorized by the FBI due to the tracking information that is printed on the card, which can be traced back to the printer and scanner used to capture the fingerprints .Fingerprint cards can only be used for either out of state agencies or for requesting an FBI background check directly from the FBI. You can not utilize this method of processing for any State of Maryland request, unless you live in another state and have the fingerprints processed in that state. Any fingerprints that are taken in Maryland, and are for a Maryland agency, must be processed using the livescan submission.
These electronic submissions can be used forForm 1 and Form 4 applications with the ATF. Our customers have been telling us that since they submitted their fingerprintselectronically they have recieved their tax stamp very quickly. We have heard reports that some people have received their documentation in less than a week, the quickest being within 44 hours.
The FBI can provide individuals with an Identity History Summary, often referred to as a criminal history or “rap sheet”—listing certain information taken from fingerprint submissions kept by the FBI and related to arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. If the fingerprint submissions are related to an arrest, the Identity History Summary includes the name of the agency that submitted the fingerprints to the FBI, the date of the arrest, the arrest charge, and the disposition of the arrest, if known. All arrest information included in an Identity History Summary is obtained from fingerprint submissions, disposition reports, and other information submitted by authorized criminal justice agencies.
Under federal law, you can use your Identity History Summary to review, correct, or update your own personal record. Identity History Summaries are not to be used for employment or licensing. Questions on employment or licensing background checks should be directed to the State Identification Bureau for the State requiring the background check.
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