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Manual of Policy and Procedures / Volume 3 - Policy and Ethics / Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures

3-09/250.00 - Clearance Letters, Fingerprinting, License Applications, Etc.


3-09/240.15 - Sample Format
3-09/250.05 - Fee Exemption

The following procedures are provided for issuing clearance letters and taking LiveScan fingerprints at the request or consent of a person requesting fingerprinting.

Fees shall be collected at time of service.  Current charges for each of the following is determined and available through Fiscal Administration:

  • Citizen's Clearance Letters

May be done in person at Records and Identification Bureau’s, Public Services Unit, or requests may be mailed to the Correspondence Unit; 

  • Fingerprints

Prints are processed electronically through the LiveScan system;

  • License Applications

An applicant applying for a license which is required by the County or by a city with whom the County has contracted to enforce license requirements shall be fingerprinted; and

  • Examination of DOJ Records

An applicant desiring to examine his records must submit fingerprints electronically via a LiveScan transmission to the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Identification.