Fingerprinting

Fingerprinting Locations & Information


FD-258 Fingerprint card - Printable

*Effective February 1, 2020, the State Bureau of Investigation will no longer be providing blank FD-258 applicant fingerprint cards. For fingerprinting needs associated with a background check, please contact your local law enforcement agency. Please see memo for further information.
 

NCSBI Rates for Fingerprint-Based and Name-Based Checks

 
Service Fees        
State and National Fingerprint Check $38
State Fingerprint Check $14
State only Name Check (if applicable) $10

Obtaining Fingerprints


Agency Privacy Requirements for Noncriminal Justice Applicants

Privacy Act Statement - EACH APPLICANT MUST BE PROVIDED A WRITTEN COPY OF THE FBI PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
  • Applicant/Employee must take both forms (the Electronic Fingerprint Submission Release of Information Form AND the Applicant Information form) to the Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) to get fingerprinted. Prints will be submitted to the NCSBI electronically, only if the LEA has livescan capabilities.

  • If the LEA does not have a livescan device, a card will be printed and handed to the applicant to submit to the NCSBI by mail.
    Please verify all required information is printed on the fingerprint card. Completing a fingerprint card form

  • Once prints have been obtained, the applicant/employee must forward the two forms back to their employer.
    Do not mail forms to the SBI.These forms must be kept on file for one year at the corresponding agency for audit purposes.

     

LiveScan Fingerprint Request Form

Electronic Fingerprint Submission Release of Information form
Employee must sign and date (top section)
Employer completes agency section (middle section)
Law enforcement completes (bottom section)
 



Applicant Information Form

  • Employee completes all personal information

  • Employer completes: BOLD BOX [agency name, address, reason fingerprinted and agency number]
    Your agency number is referred to as an OCA number on the FD-258 applicant card. This identifying number may be referred to as an NCSBI Agreement number, an ORI number, or an Access Agreement (AA) number. This number allows us to link the background check results back to the correct agency.

Fingerprinting Locations

Law Enforcement Fingerprinting locations

Search law enforcement agency locations that will fingerprint applicants electronically.
This process is sometimes referred to as livescan fingerprinting.

If the LEA does not have a livescan device, a card will be printed and handed to the applicant to submit to the NCSBI by mail.

Electronic fingerprint submissions can only be received from NC criminal justice agencies

Local Fingerprinting Service

Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification (CCBI)
3301 Hammond Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-856-6300

APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
Be advised: appointments for fingerprinting at law enforcement locations are limited and delayed due to the ongoing pandemic.

Fingerprint Vendors

ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED FROM THIRD-PARTY FINGERPRINT VENDORS

Please mail a hard copy of the FD-258 card to:

NCSBI - CIIS - Civilian Services 
3320 Old Garner Road
PO Box 29500
Raleigh, NC 27626-0500