Livescan Fingerprinting
A digital fingerprinting method that electronically captures and transmits prints to a requesting agency for background checks and licensing.
Key Facts
- Electronic alternative to traditional ink-and-roll fingerprint cards
- Captured digitally and transmitted directly to the requesting agency (FBI, state police, licensing board)
- Used for background checks, professional licensing, employment, and FBI-channeled screening
- Faster turnaround than ink cards — typically days instead of weeks
- SureID and other channelers route prints through the FBI for nationwide criminal history checks
Livescan fingerprinting replaces traditional ink-on-card fingerprinting with an electronic scanner that captures high-resolution images of each finger and the palm. The digital prints are transmitted directly to the requesting agency — the FBI, a state police bureau, or a licensing board — typically resulting in faster turnaround than mailed ink cards. Livescan is the standard method for many employment background checks, professional licensing (healthcare, education, finance, real estate), childcare and school volunteer screenings, and FBI-channeled background checks routed through approved channelers such as SureID. Livescan-capable providers are typically authorized by their state and/or an FBI-approved channeler and must follow chain-of-custody and identity-verification procedures.
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