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Fingerprinting Services

ESD 105 offers digital fingerprint background checks for educators seeking certificates and those seeking certified or classified employment. All ESDs in the state began providing this service in September 2006.

 

The live scan equipment allows the quality of prints to be checked on the equipment when they're being taken, creating few necessary retakes. This digital process eliminates the need to ink fringerprints onto a special card (the process used by most law enforcement agencies and the few school offices that have fingerprint screening) and reduces the 10-12 week clearance period required by that older method.

ESD 105 will record applicants’ basic demographic information, and the live digital scan will submit fingerprints electronically to the Washington State Patrol. All fingerprint record checks will reside with OSPI.

Fees are outlined in the "Resources" links below.

A portable fingerprint scanning unit is also available from ESD 105.

To learn more about the state's fingerprinting requirements, go here.

For details on the fingerprinting service at ESD 105 or to schedule appointments, call (509) 575-2885 and ask for Fingerprinting Services.

Resources for Individuals Requesting Fingerprinting


• Procedures for Electronic Fingerprinting
(How to schedule and prepare for an appointment)

• Individual Information Form (to be completed before fingerprinting appointment)

• Requesting Reprints (Form and procedures to schedule a reprint appointment)

 
Resources for Employers, Private School Administrators, and College/University Certification Officers


• Information and Procedures for HR Departments, School Administrators, and Certification Officers

• Information and Procedures for Portable LiveScan Fingerprinting (scheduling and scost for on-site use)

• Referral Notice (for use when payment will be by a district purchase order)