Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: Who needs a Live Scan?
A: It is most often used for candidates for positions working with and around vulnerable populations (children, the elderly, and disabled), including law enforcement agencies, public and private schools, non-profit organizations, and in-home supportive care agencies. However, all institutions and professions with applicants for employment, licensing or certification may require it for positions, such as:
- Attorneys
- Bus drivers
- Caregivers for children and elderly
- Contractors
- Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
- Dental assistants
- Gaming personnel
- Healthcare: nurses, doctors, hospital staffs
- Insurance personnel
- Law enforcement personnel, security guards
- Lottery retailers
- Notaries
- Pharmacists
- Pilots
- Realtors and real estate brokers
- Sports coaches
- Stock brokers
- Summer camp counselors
- Teachers, teaching aides, and other school staff
- Volunteers at a variety of institutions
- And other positions not listed here
Q: Are you a qualified Live Scan Vendor for attorney fingerprints?
Yes, as of June 2018, the State Bar of California has required a repeat of fingerprints by all attorneys who are licensed in the State of California. The deadline for submission is April 30, 2019. I highly recommend completing your background check before March 1, 2018.
For more information: State Bar of California — Attorney Re-Fingerprinting Update
Our state-of-the-art equipment is maintained on a regular basis and updated to specifications. Our equipment is also mobile, so we are available to come to your office or law firm. I am a Registered Fingerprint Technician for the California Department of Justice and with a very low rejection rate due to quality of prints. However, a prints quality may be affected by age, worn by use, scarring or other injuries.
You sensitive information is kept for one year as required in my office under lock and key. As a professional, I take extreme caution when handling your information and follow all Department of Justice guidelines for safety of data.
Q: How do I know if I need a Live Scan to renew my nursing license?
The California Board of Nursing requires a full set of 10 fingerprints be submitted to both levels of service (the Department of Justice and FBI) when a nursing license is renewed. This is a requirement if you were originally fingerprinted with a hard card (Before 2009) and Digital Prints (before 2011) did not include FBI. With Live Scan, your fingerprints are submitted electronically to the DOJ and FBI which then forwards the results to the board.
For more information: http://www.rn.ca.gov/licensees/ren-fp.shtml#determine
Q: How can I get a conviction or arrest off of my Live Scan?
A: You can request your own Live Scan through Luna Live Scan by filling out an application and paying the applicable fee. The report that you will receive will include your entire California criminal history from the Department of Justice, and your federal criminal history from the FBI if you request it. To remove a conviction from a Live Scan background check you must receive an expungement, pardon, or record sealing. Expungement in California does not remove a conviction from your record but instead changes the conviction to a dismissal.
Q: Do you offer ink fingerprinting services?
A: Yes, we offer FBI FD-258 Ink Cards.
Many California police departments and sheriff offices have stopped offering ink fingerprinting services to the general public. BBS Live Scan is registered by California Department of Justice to roll ink hard card FD-258 for employment or licensing purposes.
Some examples where an FBI FD-258 Ink Card may be required for Out-Of-State licensing or background check:
- Employment
- Licensing
- Security Clearance
- Gun Purchase
Q: What are the government Live Scan fees?
A: Current fees are listed here: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/fingerprints/forms/fees.pdf
The fees listed in the link above are just the charges for the government background check, there is also my fingerprint rolling fee.
Q: What type of documents do you notarize?
A: I have specialized training in loan document signing as a Certified Signing Agent (NNA) and Fidelity National Title Approved Notary. I have 16 years of Notary experience and have notarized many types of documents. All documents must be presented to me and will be notarized according to the State of California Notary Law.
- Medical
- Advanced Medical Directives
- HIPPA
- Estate Documents
- Trust
- Grant Deed (Transfer property into the Trust)
- Living Will (Health Care Directive)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Power of Attorney
- Will (Usually in California a Will requires two witnesses)
- Loan Documents
- Buyer Home Loan
- Commercial Property Loan
- Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
- Investment of Property and or 1031 Exchange Documents
- Refinance
- Reverse Home Mortgage
- Seller Home Documents
- Quit Claim Deed
- Minor Children
- Affidavit of Consent for Children Traveling Abroad
- Adoption Application
- Children Traveling with One Parent or with someone who is not a parent or Legal Guardian
- Form DS-3053 Passport Issuance to Minor Under 16 by Non-Applying Parent
- Request for Birth Certificate
- Written consent by Legal Guardian for Minor Visitation at (Prison or Jail)
- School District Affidavit of Residence (provided by School)
- Vista County Family Court – onsite notarization as requested
- Other documents are notarized as requested
. Signer must always present forms.
- Request for DMV Documents
- Lien Releases
- 401 K Spousal Consent for Withdrawal
- Bill of Sale
- Dispute Credit Card Charges
- Divorce Settlements
Q: What should I bring with me?
A: Please bring all of the documents that you need to be notarized (and all pages of each).
You must show a current government identification card (ID) that has been issued within the past five (5) years [per Civil Code Section 118(c)(3)&(4)]. The ID must have a photograph, description and signature of the person, and an identifying number.
Examples of appropriate IDs:
- Driver's license or identification card issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles
- U.S. Passport
- Foreign Passport
- Military ID card
- Consular card
- Tribal ID card
In the event that none of these forms of ID are available, two credible witnesses who fulfill all three of the following requirements must come with you.
- Personally know the signer
- Are not named in the document(s)
- Do not have a financial interest in the document(s)
Both credible witnesses must have proper ID, as described above.