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Posted: 10/18/2014 8:01:40 PM EDT
So I just want to ask to get a definitive answer. Im not an "official" but Ive heard that I can roll my own fingerprints for the FBI fingerprint cards. Its asks for the official taking the fingerprints to sign the card. So I just want to make sure that I wouldn't be getting into trouble by signing my name stating that Im the official doing the fingerprints on myself.
Then if I can do my own, has anyone ever gotten denied because their fingerprints werent "perfect". Im just nervous that if I dont do them absolutely perfect I wont get approved. |
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Yes, you can roll your own, and yes, imperfect prints have been rejected, even those done by "professionals"... Nice thanks for the info. So I have a bunch of stamps now, so they have quite a few fingerprint cards from me, and actually just submitted another form last month. Would those help(if the fingerprints I do aren't very good) or do they not care about those cards and only care about the cards submitted with the form they came with? |
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I have rolled my own for about a decade. (knock on wood) I have never had a set rejected yet. In the employer section I just put "Self" and my address. Get one of the porlon type of ink pads and it is really a pretty straightforward process. I tried this morning....I don't know how good they came out.... 
They're clear but they're not oval, I guess I didn't roll them side to side correctly. I'm thinking I could try them, and if I get an error notice I can get them done professionally and have the form approved a week or two later.... |
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I'm going to roll my own when my M10-45 comes in. Got a Sirchie Pad from ebay for 3 or 4 dollars. I'll have to practice, but it saves $10 per sheet which the Sheriffs office charges me. WOW! Yea your better off doing your own! My Police station charges me 5 bucks to do both sheets. I just dont like the attitudes I get by the officers or town employees that do them for me. They act like they're booking a criminal and then when they ask me what they're for...it gets even worse. Yet my CLEO will sign off on my forms within the same day I drop them off...... The fingerprints are the biggest hassle for me. I thought I heard that somewhere else can do the fingerprints as well....Is that true, and if so, where? |
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I tried this morning....I don't know how good they came out....
They're clear but they're not oval, I guess I didn't roll them side to side correctly. I'm thinking I could try them, and if I get an error notice I can get them done professionally and have the form approved a week or two later.... Quoted:
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I have rolled my own for about a decade. (knock on wood) I have never had a set rejected yet. In the employer section I just put "Self" and my address. Get one of the porlon type of ink pads and it is really a pretty straightforward process. I tried this morning....I don't know how good they came out....
They're clear but they're not oval, I guess I didn't roll them side to side correctly. I'm thinking I could try them, and if I get an error notice I can get them done professionally and have the form approved a week or two later.... My Sheriff charged $20 a set and they only did it on certain days/times. Usually ended up being a 1 to 2 hour order to drive, pay to park downtown 5 blocks away, wait for 30 minutes, go back to my car and drive back to work. I had it done enough times, watching the Sheriff that its not rocket science. The porlon pads really help as they give you just the right amount of ink, which is half the battle with traditional ink, a glass plate and roller. The key is just to go slow and "roll" your finger across the pad and then across the card. It also helps to have the card section you are filling out on the edge of the table or countertop so that your palm/wrist doesn't get in the way and you can "roll" without applying too much pressure as you can have your wrist below or equal to the plane of the card. Start with top set (right hand) prints first with the card bent over the edge of the card at the line between left/right hand bent over the edge of the countertop. I told the edges of the top portion of card down with scotch tape on the counter so it can't move. After finishing the upper section "right hand" portion I have my wife move the card up 2 inches so the left hand portion is right at the countertop edge. Once the left hand is done the tape is pulled up one last time and cards moved up two more inches for the final pass Left/Right simultaneous line. It also helps to have the Name/Address portion filled out first as you can end up "smudging" the card print section with your palm/edge of your hand filling in all the information after rolling the prints. |
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