Fingerprinting Services

The Madison Police Department will provide ink-based fingerprint service to those who are given the Federal Applicant Card (FD-258) for employment purposes. These services will be provided during business hours Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am-3 pm by appointment only.

• Appointments can be made by calling 973-593-3016
• The fee is $20 per card. Exact cash or check made to the Borough of Madison
• Spanish-speaking officers are available upon request 

Please make sure you have read through the paperwork and instructions provided to you by your employer or State Licensing Agency. You must have your finger print cards filled out with all your personal identifying information prior to your appointment. Please make sure you were asked to get ink pressed fingerprints on a FD-258 card (which is a Federal Criminal Background Record Check conducted by the FBI). We do not issue refunds for printing on incorrect cards.

Other fingerprint services not conducted by local Police Departments:

The Division of State Police, Criminal Information Unit (CIU) provides fingerprint-based LIVESCAN New Jersey criminal history record checks to any resident of the state of New Jersey requesting a copy of his/her own criminal history record. A personal record request is typically for the purpose indicated below or visit https://www.njsp.org/criminal-history-records/ for additional information and other service code categories not listed below:

Instructions for In State Residents Requesting a New Jersey Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Check (records from NJ only)

Firearms Application:

Refer to https://www.rosenet.org/755/Firearms-Information regarding the State of New Jersey Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS). Fingerprinting appointments can be scheduled at https://uenroll.identogo.com/workflows/2F164B after the successful submission of the firearms application form, which can be found at https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/FARS.

Personal Records Request:

Applicants that require one of the following fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record checks and need the results mailed to the applicant’s address.  

• Immigration
• Naturalization
• Personal Record
• Visa
• Expungement
• Good Conduct

To schedule your ten-minute fingerprint appointment please visit https://uneroll.identogo.com and enter the following:

• Service Code: 2F1BJG
• Contributor case number: PRR

Personal Records Request (notarized):

Applicants that require one of the following fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record checks and need the results notarized and mailed to the applicant’s address.

• Foreign Business Requiring Notarization
• International Adoption Requiring Notarization

To schedule your ten-minute fingerprint appointment please visit https://uneroll.identogo.com and enter the following:

• Service Code: 2F1BH1
• Contributor case number: NOTARY

Noncriminal Justice Licensing / Employment Requests:

N.J.A.C. 13:59-1 et seq. provides fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record checks for noncriminal justice licensing or employment to the following:

• Governmental entities of this State, the federal government or any other state for any official governmental purpose;
• A person or non-governmental entity of any state, that seeks to directly engage the services of the subject of the record, for purposes of determining the subject's qualifications for employment, volunteer work or other performance of services;
• Private detectives, licensed by the Division of State Police, for the purposes of obtaining information pursuant to their statutorily authorized functions

There are two (2) options available to a requester to conduct a noncriminal licensing/employment check. Both are fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record checks.

Personal Records Request (Employment):

Applicants that require a fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record check for employment purposes need the results mailed back to the applicant’s address.

• Employment - response returned to the applicant

To schedule your ten-minute fingerprint appointment please visit https://uneroll.identogo.com and enter the following:

• Service Code 2F1BGJ
• Contributor case number: EMPLOYEE

Personal Employer Request:

Applicants that require a fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record check for employment purposes need the results mailed to the employer's address.

• Employment - response returned to the employer

YOUR EMPLOYER ADDRESS MUST BE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE, AS RESULTS ARE SENT OUT VIA US MAIL.

To schedule your ten-minute fingerprint appointment please visit https://uneroll.identogo.com and enter the following:

• Service Code 2F1BF3
• Contributor case number: EMPLOYER

Any questions regarding the information on these forms, or if you fail to receive your response after ten (10) working days once fingerprinted, can be directed to the New Jersey State Police, Criminal Information Unit at 609 882-2000 ext. 2918 or CIU@njsp.org.

For more information regarding criminal background checks/NJ State Police live scan fingerprint service codes, please visit https://www.njsp.org/criminal-history-records/.

A Criminal Hit will result in the disclosure of convictions and pending data only.