Fingerprinting

SCOE Live Scan fingerprinting services are experiencing a large volume of requests and may take up to two weeks to schedule an appointment. We are not offering walk-in appointments at this time.

Please consider one the following nearby live scan locations:

AMERIPRINTS Santa Rosa - Appointments Only
2675 Cleveland Ave #7
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 566-1929

AMERIPRINTS Rohnert Park - Walk-ins Welcome
5685 Redwood Dr. STE 101
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 588-9866

AMERIPRINTS Petaluma - Appointments only
963 Transport Way #4
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 588-9866

For additional Sonoma County live scan locations, please click on the link to the CA DOJ. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Law requires that school districts and county offices of education obtain Department of Justice fingerprint clearance for all new employees. To help districts do so, the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) operates a Live Scan Fingerprinting machine. This machine scans fingerprints and sends them electronically to the Department of Justice.

How to Get Fingerprints

1. Contact the Fingerprint Technician at (707) 524-2812 or arutherford@scoe.org to schedule an appointment.
2. Bring these three items to your appointment.
   Request for Live Scan Services form: This form is provided by the district/agency requesting your fingerprints.
   A valid photo ID: A current driver's license is one example. Expired identification will not be accepted.
   The exact fee: Payment can be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover), debit card, or check. Make check payable to SCOE for the exact amount. The agency asking for your fingerprint clearance can tell you the amount of the fee.
3. Your fingerprints will be submitted electronically to the DOJ and, if needed, to the FBI. It may take up to seven working days to receive the DOJ clearance. During the busiest times of year – July, August, and September – it may take longer. If you have not lived in California for the past year, were born before 1945, or need FBI clearance, results may take much longer.
4. If you are being fingerprinted for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, you will receive two copies of the Request for Live Scan Services. One copy is for your records. The other copy should be submitted with your application for a credential or permit as proof that a request for fingerprint clearance has been filed. Please keep a copy for your records. We cannot replace your copy.
5. All other clearances will be sent directly to your district or agency. Please do not call SCOE for clearance results.