Verify the agency
Confirm who receives the fingerprints and which program, license, job, or record request they support.
JAVSFINGERPRINTSCall to book↗The 50-state fingerprinting directory
How to get fingerprinted
in every state.
Choose a state for a clear starting point. Because the correct method depends on the requesting agency and purpose, every guide shows you what to verify before booking.
Choose your state
Start with the destination
of your fingerprints.
The organization receiving your fingerprints controls the requirements. Use these guides to prepare your questions, gather the right instructions, and avoid choosing a service based on guesswork.
50 guides
ALAlabamaView guide ↗AKAlaskaView guide ↗AZArizonaView guide ↗ARArkansasView guide ↗CACaliforniaView guide ↗COColoradoView guide ↗CTConnecticutView guide ↗DEDelawareView guide ↗FLFloridaView guide ↗GAGeorgiaView guide ↗HIHawaiiView guide ↗IDIdahoView guide ↗ILIllinoisView guide ↗INIndianaView guide ↗IAIowaView guide ↗KSKansasView guide ↗KYKentuckyView guide ↗LALouisianaView guide ↗MEMaineView guide ↗MDMarylandView guide ↗MAMassachusettsView guide ↗MIMichiganView guide ↗MNMinnesotaView guide ↗MSMississippiView guide ↗MOMissouriView guide ↗MTMontanaView guide ↗NENebraskaView guide ↗NVNevadaView guide ↗NHNew HampshireView guide ↗NJNew JerseyView guide ↗NMNew MexicoView guide ↗NYNew YorkView guide ↗NCNorth CarolinaView guide ↗NDNorth DakotaView guide ↗OHOhioView guide ↗OKOklahomaView guide ↗OROregonView guide ↗PAPennsylvaniaView guide ↗RIRhode IslandView guide ↗SCSouth CarolinaView guide ↗SDSouth DakotaView guide ↗TNTennesseeView guide ↗TXTexasView guide ↗UTUtahView guide ↗VTVermontView guide ↗VAVirginiaView guide ↗WAWashingtonView guide ↗WVWest VirginiaView guide ↗WIWisconsinView guide ↗WYWyomingView guide ↗
The JAVS approach
Requirements change.
Preparation should not.
Confirm the method
Ask whether the agency requires an approved electronic channel, a fingerprint card, or another process.
Bring the instructions
Carry any ORI, service code, card, form, deadline, and submission directions to your appointment.
Need help in New York?
Tell us what your agency requested.
JAVS offers fingerprint cards, out-of-state Live Scan, and FBI background checks in New York. Call before visiting so we can help identify the appropriate service.
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