Live Scan Background Checks

Live Scan is an inkless, electronic means of capturing fingerprints in a digitized format to positively identify a person biometrically, confirming their unique identity for criminal background checks prior to employment, licensure, or certification.

Live Scan is a state-run system administered by the California Department of Justice (DOJ). The California Department of Justice (CDOJ) uses this information to compile records of arrest and prosecution, known as “RAP sheets,” for individuals and disseminates the information for law enforcement and regulatory (employment and licensing) purposes. All criminal background check requests must be authorized by statute; some are mandatory, while others are permissive. In the past few years there has been a heightened awareness of the availability of criminal background checks to aid in regulatory hiring decisions, and thus there has been a large increase in the need for these services.

The Live Scan Request form has sensitive information about you. I store your information under lock and key as required for one year by the Department of Justice. I also pay for secure destruction of those documents because I care about your privacy. I want you to know that I am a trusted professional and have held several sensitive positions that have required proper storage of confidential information.

Our state of the art equipment continuously updated to specifications my rejection rate due to quality is low. Rejection due to quality may be for various reasons, age, creases, scars, callouses or worn.

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