No appointment needed · Walk in during business hours

Fingerprinting, made easy.

Live Scan, FBI ink cards, mobile fingerprinting and background checks for work, licensing, school and more. Stop by any of our four San Diego County offices. Most visits take about ten minutes.

Find your nearest office (619) 668-9280

What brings you in today?

A San Diego Livescan technician helping a customer scan her fingerprints at the front counter

FreeLive Scan forms printed and FD-258 cards provided at every office

2010Serving San Diego since we opened in La Mesa

~10 minTypical visit for Live Scan or ink prints

3 daysResults typically sent within three business days

4 officesLa Mesa, Poway, Mission Valley and National City

The San Diego Livescan sign in a bright office lobby

Done right the first time

Clear prints, friendly people, no waiting around

A rejected print can set an application back by weeks. That’s why we take the time to capture a clean, accurate image on the first try, using current Live Scan equipment and careful hands for ink cards.

We opened our first office in La Mesa in 2010 and have grown one relationship at a time. The same get-it-right service runs through every office we open.

More about us

Every kind of fingerprinting, under one roof

Electronic and ink services for individuals and employers, in our offices or at your location.

01 Live Scan fingerprintingInkless, electronic fingerprints sent securely to the California Department of Justice and, when required, the FBI.

02 Ink fingerprinting (FD-258)Traditional FBI ink cards for nationwide background checks and applications outside California.

03 Mobile fingerprintingWe come to your office, school, church or ballfield and fingerprint your whole group in one visit.

04 FBI background checksFingerprints for an FBI background check, for work, travel, immigration, adoption or your own records.

The San Diego Livescan mobile team holding the company sign at a school library event

Technicians fingerprinting staff at laptop scanning stations set up in a school library

On site at a school Live Scan event

Mobile Live Scan events

We bring Live Scan to your school, church or league

Clearing a whole roster of volunteers before the season starts? Our mobile team sets up scanning stations on site, from school libraries to church halls, and fingerprints your people quickly and correctly in a single visit.

Schools & districtsTeachers, staff, coaches and parent volunteers
Churches & ministriesYouth leaders, childcare and volunteer teams
Little League & youth sportsManagers, coaches and team parents before the season
Nonprofits & businessesVolunteer drives, new-hire classes and onboarding days

Plan a Live Scan event (619) 971-0203

Your visit

Start to finish in about ten minutes

No booking and no waiting around. Here’s how a typical walk-in goes.

1
Walk in
Visit any office during business hours. No appointment necessary.
2
Check your form and ID
We confirm your paperwork, or print your Live Scan form for you at no charge.
3
Get scanned
A trained technician captures clear prints, usually in about ten minutes.
4
Results sent
Your prints go to the DOJ or FBI, typically within three business days.