FD-258 PRINT-TO-CARD FINGERPRINTING
Need physical fingerprint cards for an out-of-state license, federal requirement, or mailed background-check submission? We capture your fingerprints digitally and print them onto FD-258 fingerprint cards when your requesting agency accepts print-to-card.
Hablamos español. Bring your board, employer, agency, or licensing instructions whenever possible. Some organizations require traditional ink cards instead of print-to-card.
Bring Your Instructions
Bring the fingerprint-card requirements provided by your licensing board, employer, agency, or background-check vendor.
We Capture Digitally
Your fingerprints are captured electronically so the technician can review image quality before the card is printed.
We Print Your FD-258 Card
Your fingerprint images are printed in the appropriate fingerprint blocks on a physical FD-258 card for you to submit according to your agency’s instructions.
What Is FD-258 Print-to-Card Fingerprinting?
Print-to-card combines electronic fingerprint capture with a physical fingerprint-card submission. Your fingerprints are captured digitally and then printed onto an FD-258 card. This can be useful when a requesting organization needs a mailed physical card but accepts digitally captured prints.
Digital Capture
Fingerprints are captured electronically, allowing the technician to review the images before printing the final card.
Physical FD-258 Card
The final product is a physical FD-258 fingerprint card that you can mail or submit according to the requesting organization’s instructions.
Agency Requirements Come First
Print-to-card is not accepted for every application. If your instructions specifically require ink fingerprints, use our traditional FD-258 ink-card service instead.
Print-to-Card vs. Traditional FD-258 Ink
Both methods create a physical fingerprint card, but the capture method is different. Your requesting organization decides which method it will accept.
FD-258 Print-to-Card
Digital Capture- Fingerprints captured electronically
- Print quality reviewed before the card is printed
- Fingerprint images printed onto a physical FD-258 card
- Convenient when multiple identical card sets are needed
- Use only when the requesting organization accepts print-to-card
FD-258 Ink Fingerprinting
Traditional Ink- Fingerprints rolled directly in ink onto the card
- Required when instructions specify ink or wet-ink fingerprints
- Physical original impressions are placed directly on the card
- Useful for agencies that do not accept digitally printed impressions
- Available at our Pasadena office
FD-258 Print-to-Card Pricing
Straightforward pricing for physical FD-258 cards produced from digital fingerprint capture.
What the $25 fee includes
Digital fingerprint capture, quality review, and printing of your fingerprint images onto one FD-258 fingerprint card.
Need several cards? After 4 cards, call our office for multi-card pricing.
Print-to-card pricing is separate from our $21 California Live Scan rolling fee and from any fees charged by your licensing board, agency, background-check vendor, or other third party.
Who Uses FD-258 Print-to-Card?
Print-to-card is commonly considered when an application requires physical fingerprint cards. Always follow the exact fingerprinting instructions for your individual application.
Out-of-State Professional Licensing
Nursing, healthcare, teaching, real estate, security, and other licensing programs outside California may request physical fingerprint cards.
Federal & Agency Requirements
Some federal, employer, contractor, and agency processes request a physical fingerprint-card submission rather than a California Live Scan transmission.
Multiple Licensing Applications
Applicants applying to multiple boards or agencies may need several fingerprint cards during the same visit.
Mailed Fingerprint Submissions
Print-to-card may be useful when the final fingerprint card must be mailed with an application, payment, cover sheet, or other supporting paperwork.
What to Bring for FD-258 Print-to-Card
Why Choose Pasadena Live Scan Service?
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Digital Quality Review Before Printing Fingerprint images can be reviewed before the physical card is produced.
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Multiple Card Sets Available Helpful when several applications require the same type of fingerprint card.
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Traditional Ink Available Too If your agency requires ink rather than print-to-card, we can provide traditional FD-258 ink fingerprinting.
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Central Pasadena Location Convenient for Pasadena and surrounding San Gabriel Valley communities.
FD-258 Print-to-Card Questions
Quick answers for out-of-state licensing applicants and anyone whose instructions call for a physical fingerprint card.
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FD-258 Print-to-Card Fingerprinting in Pasadena
Visit our Pasadena office for print-to-card, traditional FD-258 ink cards, California Live Scan, and other fingerprinting services. Appointments are recommended, and walk-ins may be accepted when our schedule allows.
Need parking or arrival details? View the full location page. Accessibility: our office is on the second floor and is accessible by stairs only; the building does not have an elevator.