Live Scan & Fingerprinting
Electronic background submissions to the California DOJ and FBI, and ink cards for applications that require them. By appointment.
Live Scan
Electronic Fingerprint Submission
The standard method for background checks required by California employers, licensing boards and volunteer organizations.
Fingerprints are captured on a certified scanner and transmitted to the California Department of Justice, which runs the state criminal history check and forwards the submission to the FBI where a federal check is required. Results go directly to the agency named on your request form.
Because capture is digital, a poor-quality roll is rejected at the time of capture rather than weeks later — the most common cause of a failed ink submission.
Bring these two things
- Valid government-issued photo ID
- Completed Request for Live Scan Service form (BCIA 8016)
The requesting agency supplies the form. It contains the ORI and billing codes that route your results.
Applications
Who Needs Live Scan
Security guard registration
Required for every California guard card application. Same-day printing available when you train with us.
Professional licensing
Nursing, real estate, contracting, insurance, childcare and other state board applications.
Employment screening
Healthcare, education, transportation, finance and public agency positions.
Volunteer and school clearance
Coaching, classroom volunteering, youth programs, foster and adoption clearances.
Federal applications
Federal filings that require inked FD-258 cards rather than an electronic submission.
Out-of-state requests
Agencies outside California generally cannot receive a California Live Scan transmission and require ink cards.
Results Go to the Requesting Agency
Delta captures and transmits fingerprints. We do not receive, store or review criminal history results — those are sent from the Department of Justice directly to the agency named on your form. To obtain a copy of your own record, use the California DOJ record review process.
Questions
Live Scan Questions
Valid government-issued photo identification and your completed Request for Live Scan Service form (BCIA 8016). The agency requiring your background check provides that form; it carries the codes that route your results, so we cannot submit without it.
Two charges apply: our rolling fee to capture and transmit your prints, and government fees set by the DOJ and the FBI, which vary by the type of check requested. Call (559) 507-2076 with your form and we will confirm the total.
Timing is determined by the DOJ and the FBI. Many electronic submissions return within a few days; records requiring manual review take longer. Results are sent directly to the agency named on your form.
Yes. Federal applications and most out-of-state agencies require inked FD-258 cards rather than an electronic submission. We roll those by appointment.
Yes. Call (559) 507-2076 or send us a message to book a time.