The Amador County Probation Department offers California Department Of Justice Live Scan Services

***Be advised, "ink" or "wet" fingerprints are not done at our location***

Applicant Fingerprinting (Live Scan) Fees 

• Resident (Amador County) Fee - $15.00*
• Non-Resident Fee - $30.00*

 *CA DOJ and/or FBI may charge additional fees that will be charged to applicant

Please call 209-223-6397 to schedule an appointment. 

At the time of your appointment you must have with you:

1. Valid form of photo identification
2. Request for Live Scan Service from BCIA 8016
3. An acceptable method of payment

Primary Forms of Identification

Acceptable Primary forms of photo identification include any of the following:

• State-issued driver’s license*
• U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card
• Federal Government Personal Identity Verification Card (PIV)
• Uniformed Services Identification Card
• Department of Defense Common Access Card
• Foreign Passport with Appropriate Immigration Document(s) (e.g., Form I-94)
• USCIS – Permanent Resident Card (I-551)
• USCIS – Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
• Federal, state, or local government agency ID card with photograph
• U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
• Canadian driver’s license

*For those applicants without a license, a state identification card may be presented if the state identification card standards are the same as for the driver’s license.

Secondary Forms of Identification

In the absence of a primary form of identification, an applicant shall provide at least two of the following forms of secondary identification AND at least two additional forms of the supporting documentation that follows:

• State Government Issued Certificate of Birth
• U.S. Tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs Identification Card
• Native American tribal document
• Social Security Card
• Court Order for Name Change/Gender Change/Adoption/Divorce
• Marriage Certificate (Government Certificate Issued)
• U.S. Government Issued Consular Report of Birth Aboard
• Draft record
• School ID with photograph (minimum age 7 years old, or transaction will be rejected by DOJ)*
• Certificate of Citizenship (N560)
• Replacement Certificate of Citizenship (N-561)
• Certificate of Naturalization (N550)
• Replacement Certificate of Naturalization (N-570)

*If parent or guardian is vouching for student, enter the form of ID shown by parent or guardian only on the live scan fingerprinting log your agency keeps.  DO NOT enter the ID number into the student’s live scan transaction.

Supporting Documentation for Secondary Forms of Identification

NOTE:  When validating the authenticity of secondary forms of identification, the information must be supported by at least two of the following supplemental documents:

• Utility Bill (Address)
• Jurisdictional Voter Registration Card
• Vehicle Registration Card/Title
• Paycheck Stub with Name/Address*
• Jurisdictional Public Assistance Card
• Spouse/Parent Affidavit
• Financial information may be redacted by the individual.  

For more information about California Department Of Justice Fingerprint Background Checks, please click here.