Posted by kkarate on 10/8/11 9:33am
Msg #399965

full set of fingerprints

my commission is in Pa and NJ. I wanted to know if anybody is offering a full set of fingerprints as one of their services. If so were can I go to get certification for this?

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 10/8/11 10:35am
Msg #399966

Fingerprints can be a PITA!

1. You have to guarantee your work.
2. Regular fingerprints are time consuming and you need to see what the going rate is in your area.
3. Check whether livescan or regular fingerprints are more popular in your area. Live scan could be more of a money maker.
4. You really need to be highly skilled. Free do-overs could be costly to your bottom line.

Reply by Mary_in_VA on 10/8/11 2:23pm
Msg #399969

Fingerprinting

Agreed! I was trained last year. I worked for the Census Bureau and was trained (FBI training manual) to fingerprint other Census Enumerators. Training took a day and the fingerprinting was still a PITA, with many bad cards to being destroyed! It is not easy and, considering that it can be done at local police stations for a small ($5-15) fee and they are experts at it, I think this would be a difficult way to generate extra cash. (I have not had anyone calling me to ask for it, either, and my profile lists it. I honestly don't know what I would have to charge to make it worth doing.)

Reply by JulieD/KS on 10/8/11 7:20pm
Msg #399979

Re: Fingerprinting

I mis-read your post. I thought you needed f/p done. My bad.

Reply by JulieD/KS on 10/8/11 7:19pm
Msg #399978

Yes, I do ink-rolled fingerprinting. Come to Kansas.
http://www.kcmobilenotary.com/fingerprints.html

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 10/8/11 7:57pm
Msg #399980

In the Phoenix area, they charge $10 - $12 in the office. n/m

Reply by JulieD/KS on 10/9/11 1:23pm
Msg #400011

Re: In the Phoenix area, they charge $10 - $12 in the office.

I charge $20 for one set of ink-rolled fingerprints and $5 for each additional set (but I always roll a second set without charging as a part of my guarantee). The Cop Shops around here only do bio-scan (live scan) so I've been getting quite a bit of business from people who need ink-rolled.

I have a tax office and I do the fingerprinting at my tax office. I often get people who will come to me for tax work after they've met me for fingerprinting. It's working out well.

Could I make a living at fingerprinting? No, but that income along with my mobile notary work, definitely helps out.