- This white card with blue ink is used by law enforcement agencies to capture the fingerprints of applicants interested in law enforcement positions; U.S. government agencies and other entities that require fingerprinting by federal law; officials and local governments for purpose of permits, licensing, and employment; and officials of federally chartered or insured banking institutions.
- Used to capture children's fingerprints so that their parents have a record of them, these cards are white with green ink.
- The palm print card was designed to encourage state and local agencies to capture a person's palm prints to help solve more crimes through latent print identification. This white card with red ink cannot be used alone in place of the actual fingerprint card but is a supplement to the criminal or civil fingerprint card.
- The white FD-249 card with red ink is the arrest and institution fingerprint card. It is used to reveal your criminal history.
- The live scan card is a blank card that's used by any agency that has a live scan machine. This machine prints the complete card (i.e., lines, blocks and headings) and fills in each of the fields with your fingerprint impressions.
previous post