All Your Queries Answered About Live Scan

Livescan is an industry term that typically references a standard in scanning and storing fingerprints digitally. It references specific scanners and collection requirements that enable the rapid electronic capture of an individual’s fingerprint allowing agencies and others to store and compare these fingerprints. Live Scan fingerprinting services feature different types of hardware and software designed to make fingerprint acquisition and identification secure and effortless.

Uses of Live Scan Fingerprinting:

Live Scan can be used for several reasons, including:

• Authenticating a person’s identity for access to sensitive areas or information.
• Capturing the fingerprints of travelers, migrants and refugees as they cross borders.
• Recording the fingerprints of a police suspect.
• Carrying out criminal history background checks on a job applicant or for special clearances.
• Enrollment applications where assured identity is paramount.
• Regulated industry compliance, such as real estate licensees, DMV licensed professionals, notaries, foster parents, teachers, appraisers, caregivers, stock brokers, contractors, nurses, doctors, surgeons, security guards, volunteers and lawyers.

How does Live Scan fingerprinting work?

The process of Live Scan fingerprinting is simple and fast. Someone trained in using a livescan device works with the individual whose fingerprints are being scanned. They place their fingers onto the livescan fingerprinting hardware and the scanner automatically captures image of the fingerprints. These images are processed by the livescan software, creating a record that can be stored, compared or transmitted for a variety of identification or verification purposes.

Types of organizations that use Live Scan fingerprinting technology

The technology is used by a variety of businesses and agencies including:

• National security
• Law enforcement
• Citizen services
• Migrant assistance
• Refugee management
• Military installations
• Government and state bodies
• Regulated commercial businesses

Advantages of livescan fingerprinting over traditional ink and paper method:

• No mess as no ink is needed
• Far less chance for human error
• Reduces mechanical error
• Image quality is automatically checked and finger sequencing performed, reducing reject
• Quicker for capturing fingerprints
• Enables efficient “lights-out”, fully automated fingerprint matching

Documents required for LiveScan fingerprinting

• 3 copies of your request for Live Scan form, fully filled out. In nearly all cases, the agency requiring your Live Scan MUST provide the form and its ORI (Originating Agency Identification) number
• Valid driving license
• Valid credit card or cash

If you are looking for an agency that provides reliable livescan fingerprinting services, contact AA Document Services on www.aadocumentservices.com or at 1-725-333-2335 for details.