FBI Name Checks For Fingerprint Submissions Rejected Twice Due To Image Quality / 1-791

Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Section 0.85 (j) sets forth the Attorney General's delegation to the FBI to implement the exchange of identity history information for noncriminal justice purposes. Additionally, 28 C.F.R. § 20.33 (a)(3) and 50.12 both further explain the dissemination of identity history information for noncriminal justice purposes. The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division currently offers a Biographic Verification Service to noncriminal justice agencies as a way to obtain adjudicated criminal history information in cases where the required fingerprint image quality could not be achieved after two attempts for a fingerprint-based search. The service was implemented to ensure that individuals with poor quality fingerprints not be denied benefits, licensing, or employment opportunities due to non-discernible fingerprints. The information collected on the CJIS Biographic Verification Request form is required to ensure the agency requesting the service has the authority to request and obtain the results and to verify fingerprints were submitted and rejected twice for the individual of the request.

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