California DOJ — Live Scan Applicant Guide
California statewide programme. This is one state guide; county and city selections are browsing contexts.
Use the DOJ county selector, then contact the actual operator for current fees, hours, payment methods and appointments. No individual provider locations have been independently reviewed here.
Service area: California statewide information and programme access; personal eligibility and provider availability require confirmation. Area details & sources
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Live Scan Locations | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General — service-livescan-locations
Below is a location search where Live Scan fingerprinting services are available to the public.
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Obtain the correct request form from the agency requiring your fingerprints. DOJ returns applicant results to that agency.
Service area: California statewide information and programme access; personal eligibility and provider availability require confirmation. Area details & sources
Applicant results are returned to the requesting agency; use that agency for follow-up.
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Applicants | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General — service-livescan-prepare
Here is basic information for individuals needing to submit fingerprints to the DOJ for background checks.
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The requesting agency must supply its authorized information. General-use, school, CalVECHS and record-review request forms are separate.
Service area: California statewide information and programme access; personal eligibility and provider availability require confirmation. Area details & sources
The attached applicant-rights notice provides an opportunity to complete or challenge record accuracy before a suitability determination.
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California Department of Justice · California Department of Justice — doj-forms (opens in a new tab)
Forms for Applicant Agencies: | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General — service-livescan-forms
BCIA 8016 – Request for Live Scan Service (General Use)
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Use DOJ’s agency instructions for reprints and correction questions; operator mistakes, missing checks and FBI-quality rejections have different consequences.
Service area: California statewide information and programme access; personal eligibility and provider availability require confirmation. Area details & sources
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Frequently Asked Questions - Applicant Agencies | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General — service-livescan-corrections
What if I filled out the Live Scan form correctly, but the Live Scan operator transposed numbers, or left information off the submission?
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Read the authorized agency’s status-check instructions; individual applicants should contact their requesting agency.
Service area: California statewide information and programme access; personal eligibility and provider availability require confirmation. Area details & sources
Applicants should direct status questions to the requesting agency, which makes the determination.
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A manual-review delay notice does not itself establish that an applicant has criminal information.
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Applicant Agencies | State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General — service-livescan-status
If a requesting agency has not yet received results and digital Live Scan fingerprints were submitted, the agency can use the Applicant Background Check Status tool to check the status of the transaction.
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