The cost is determined by the reason for the service, the level of service required and the live scan provider's rolling fee. The rolling fee is live scan provider's cost to electronically fingerprint the applicant. According to DOJ, the live scan provider can charge a fee sufficient to recover their costs.
Our rolling fee is $20.00
The Department of Justice (DOJ) fee is usually $32
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fee is usually $19
When you are fingerprinted for professional licensure (such as nursing, real estate or notary public) you are usually required to pay the full live scan fee including DOJ, FBI and rolling fees. If there is an Agency Billing Number listed on your live scan request form (such as on Moral Character Applications for the CA State Bar), you will usually only be required to pay the rolling fee at the live scan site.
When you are fingerprinted for volunteer opportunities (such as volunteering at your child's school or coaching your child's sports team) you are often only required to pay only the rolling fee at the live scan site.
The level of service (DOJ, FBI) will be indicated by the checked boxes on the live scan request form.
Yes and No. - Rolling fees vary by live scan provider. The rolling fee usually ranges from $15-$30 per live scan. The DOJ and FBI fees are static for any given ORI so they will not vary from one live scan provider to another.
Usually the whole process (including paperwork, live scan fingerprinting and payment) usually only takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
Most likely - Yes. The results of each background check are only sent to the agency or entity requiring the fingerprinting. When you fingerprint for a new or different license, certification, application, volunteer opportunity, etc. then the results of your most current background check will be sent to that new requesting agency or entity.
Your fingerprints do not change, but identifying marks or scars on your fingers might. Subsequent fingerprinting captures your most current identifying characteristics.
Live Scan is inkless electronic fingerprinting. The fingerprints are electronically transmitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for completion of a criminal record check.
As a result of legislation in late 1997, DOJ has developed an automated background check process that requires digitized fingerprints ("Live Scan"). Beginning January 1, 2000, DOJ has asked that fingerprints be submitted by Live Scan rather than hard copy fingerprint cards. Digitizing the fingerprints enables the electronic transfer of the fingerprint image data along with personal descriptor information to computers at the DOJ in a matter of seconds, instead of the days required to send hard copy fingerprint cards through the mail. DOJ's goal is to process 95% of the digitized fingerprints within 3 days.
You must bring the Live Scan request form to the live scan site to ensure the Live Scan operator has all the information needed for transmitting the data to the requesting agency. You must also bring valid photo identification and the fee for the live scan service.
Live Scan will avoid many of the problems associated with ink prints, such as smudging, smearing, and over or under inking. A major benefit of Live Scan is in processing speed since nearly all of those without criminal records are done within 3 days. Rolled ink prints (traditionally submitted on a fingerprint card) can take 10 to 12 days to process and up to 60 days if there is a criminal record.
A portion of this information was derived from the CA DMV's website.