Live Scan fingerprinting is an electronic method used to check criminal history for identification, employment and licensing. It works by matching fingerprints and other identifying information to existing law enforcement agency's electronic data.
Serving the New Orleans metro area for more than over 10 years
Our technicians are trained and skilled in ink rolled and live scan fingerprinting, with over 30 years combined experience in law enforcement. We are experienced in analyzing, comparing and examining latent prints, as well as locating fingerprints on crime scenes.
Services
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Fingerprints
Live Scan fingerprinting is an electronic fingerprinting method used to check criminal history information for identification, employment and licensing. It works by matching fingerprints and other identifying information to existing law enforcement agency electronic data.
Fingerprints are commonly used by law enforcement agencies throughout the USA to process a Criminal Background check for employment purposes. Louisiana is a "closed state" and there is no third party Criminal Background check for employment.
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Background Checks
We offer many types of background checks, including: FBI IdHS and EDO, Louisiana Nonlicensed Persons and Licensed Ambulance Personnel, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (LSP Bureau) is the state’s designated repository that stores criminal history record information (CHRI) in the Louisiana Computerized Criminal History (LACCH) database. The state record repositories are the primary source of CHRI maintained at the FBI.
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Notary Public
We offer Louisiana Notary Public Services and Apostille services.
Notaries in Louisiana are authorized to make inventories, appraisements, partitions, wills, protests, matrimonial contracts, conveyances, and, generally, all contracts and instruments in writing.
A Louisiana notary is also empowered to execute authentic acts, receive acknowledgements of acts under private signature, and officiate at family and creditors' meetings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is traditional inked fingerprinting?
Traditional ink fingerprinting involves rolling your fingers on an ink pad or glass slab with ink and placing prints on a standard fingerprint card.
What is live scan fingerprinting?
Live scan fingerprinting involves scanning fingers on a digital scanner and printing digital images on fingerprint cards such as standard FBI FD-258, FD-1164; usually for applicant or law enforcement purposes.
Live scan fingerprinting can involve electronic transmission of demographics, photo and fingerprints to an approved law enforcement agency. Usually to a state agency for a permit, license or criminal background check for employment.
Can you help me if I need fingerprinting for my job?
Yes, we can provide fingerprint cards. Your employer needs to send two appropriate forms, fingerprint cards and payment to Louisiana State Police for a criminal background check for employment. They usually require two fingerprint cards.
LSP usually accepts one fingerprint card for school employees criminal backgroud checks.
LSP usually requires two fingerprint cards for applicants of permits and/or licenses issued by LSP/La.Boards. See
http://www.lsp.org/
I need a background check and fingerprinting for my public driver for hire job, do you do that?
Yes, AKI Services is an approved agency/vendor for the city; Grounds Transportation Bureau.
You should need a 5 panel non-DOT drug screening; a fingerprint based background check and a Louisiana DMV driving record report. You are required to have an email address during processing.
If you are a new applicant you may need the application notarized, we also provide this service.
I am a school bus driver and need a background check and fingerprinting?
AKI Services is an an approved agency/vendor for the city; Grounds Transportation Bureau.
You should need a 5 panel DOT drug screen, fingerprint base background check and a Louisiana DMV driving record report. You are required to have an email address during processing.
Does LSP accept inked fingerprints?
Louisiana State Police accepts traditional inked fingerprint cards for gun permits, permits, licenses and criminal background checks for employment.
Do you provide Live Scan fingerprint for employment?
Yes, Louisiana State Police prefers live scan fingerprint cards for gun permits, licenses, criminal background checks for employment or personal review of criminal records.
Can you send my fingeprints for a criminal background check for my job?
No, Louisiana State Police does not accept live scan electronic transmission of demographics and fingerprints from private entities for gun permits, licenses or criminal background checks. They provide this service to the public at LSP in Baton Rouge, La.
Can you help me if I need fingerprinting for my gun permit?
Yes, we can assist with live scan fingerprint cards. You will mail the cards to Louisiana State Police.
Does AKI Services provide live scan for Louisiana Nursing Board?
Yes, demographics and digital fingerprint images are printed on a standard FBI FD 258 fingerprint card. We do not electronically transmit data to Louisiana State Police.
Do you provide background checks for Healthcare employees?
Yes, Louisana Department of Health; Hospital Support Section requires name check with an approved agency such as AKI Services for Non Licensed Persons in healthcare employment. Per La RS 40:1203.1.
Does AKI Services provide live scan for Florida?
Yes, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) / Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) only accepts live scan and electronically transmitted demographics, fingerprints and photos with required Original Agency Requestor's Identifier (ORI). AKI Services is an approved agency for FDLE/AHCA, level II live scan provider, located in New Orleans, La.
Can I send fingerprint cards for you to send to Florida for my background check?
Yes, AKI Services is an FDLE live scan provider and is scanning capable to transmitt to FDLE/AHCA for applicants anywhere in continental USA. The ORI is required for transmission of all data. Two separate original live scan fingerprint cards are required from the applicant; (scanning all fingers twice).
Can I get fingerprint cards to send to a vendor in Florida for my contractor's license?
Yes, Florida State third party vendors accept live scan fingerprint cards from out of state applicants requiring a State and FBI background checks for a license.
I need an FBI check for my visa and work abroad, can AKI Services assist me?
Yes, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal background checks or Identiy History Summary (IdHS) is provided by AKI Services. It is provided only to USA citizens and Resident Aliens.
IdHS is not provided for the purpose of licensing or employment or any other purpose enumerated in 28 CFR 20.33.
Usually IdHS is for court matters, challenge a record, correct a record, adopt a child, visa to live, work, or travel abroad.
What is an Authorized Recipient for FBI (IdHS) background checks.
An Authorized Recipient (AR) is an entity, nongovernmental or governmental, that is authorized by federal statute or federal executive order to receive fingerprint background check results on behalf of a prospective employee to determine their suitability for employment. AR entities that are issued an ORI (Originating Agency Identifier) number are entitled to outsource their fingerprint submissions through Approved FBI Channelers for more efficient processing.
What is EDO (Electronic Departmental Order)?
An EDO (Electronic Departmental Order) is an electronic fingerprint file that’s submitted directly to the FBI for an Identity History Summary, aka FBI Background Check, for any individuals, regardless of their citizenship status. AKI Services can assist you with this service, an FBI email response will be sent to applicant or attorney of record.
Can you send my fingerprints to FINRA?
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, is a self-regulatory organization that oversees and regulates the actions of its members. Members of FINRA include exchange markets and brokerage firms. This private corporation used to be known as the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Yes, we do provide electronic transmission of fingerprints files for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Your Firm's Central Registration Depository number (CRD) is required.
This is a number issued to a Firm registered with FINRA. Licensed brokers and brokerage firms all have a unique Central Registration Depository (CRD) number.
APPLICANT CRD NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE): This is a number issued to an individual registered with FINRA. Individuals who have submitted at least once to FINRA all have a unique Central Registration Depository (CRD) number
We CANNOT transmit electronic fingerprint files to FINRA for Investment Advisor Firms. Investment Advisor firms will have to find out from FINRA the correct process to submit fingerprints for this purpose (varies by state).
What is ATF?
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Can you send my fingerprints to ATF website?
No, we can create an ATF eform compliant .eft file and send it to you via email for you to upload to ATF's website.
Can you help me with ATF form 1?
We can create a .PDF version of Form 1, Form 4, Form 4473 and Form 5320.23.
Can you notarize a document for me?
We have a Louisiana Notary Public available Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.
I need a Power of Attorney for my child to travel to a foreign country?
Yes, we can create an Affidavit/Letter of Travel and notarize it.
I need my Louisiana Marriage Officiant Registration Affidavit notarized?
Our notary can assist you, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
I need a Bill of Sale to sell my car?
We can assist with a Bill of Sale and notarize it with seller and buyer present.
I want to send my child to Honduras and want to give my mother power of attorney to care for my child while he lives there indefinately.
Our Notary can create a Provisional Custody by Mandate (La.R.S.9:951) and it shall not exceed one year from date of execution. This may authorize any person of legal age to provide for the care, custody and control of a minor child. While adoption procedures are in progress.
Can you help me with an Acknowledgment of Paternity?
Louisiana vital-records registry has a form for voluntary paternity acknowledgments and it complies with requirements of federal laws. If not an Authentic Act of Acknowledgment of Paternity can be created, La.R.S. 9:392.
I need an Affidavit of Verification and fingerprint cards to send to Louisiana Nursing Board for my Louisiana Compact State Nursing License?
AKI Services can assist with both, affidavit and fingerprint cards.
I need Affidavits for my mail-in gun permit application?
Yes, we can assist with fingerprint cards and notarization of the three affidavits.
I need a drug test for my job?
A standard drug test for employment is a 5 panel non-DOT drug screen.
What drugs are tested for in a drug test for employment?
A 5 panel drug screen tests for Amphetamine/Methamphetamine, Benzoylecgonine-Cocaine Metabc, Codeine/Morphine, Creatinine, Marijuana Metabolite and Phencyclidine.
What is a DOT drug test?
A US Department of Transportation (DOT) drug test is a 5 panel that includes 5 catagories of drugs: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine.
The testing is for 14 drugs such as: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, MDMA, MDA, Codeine, Morphine, 6-AM (heroin), Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone and Phencyclidine (PCP).
Are there other Drug test panels?
Yes, we can customize an order request to an employer's desires, such as 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 panels.
10 most prevalent Drugs of Abuse in workplace urine testing are: Marijuana, Amphetamines, Oxycodones, Hydrocodones, Benzodiazepine, Codeine/Morphine, Cocaine, Barbituates, Methadone and PCP.