Bill Feithen-Chief Of Police
815-748-8400 (Non Emergency)
Emergency Dial 911
                                    dekalb.police@cityofdekalb.com

FINGERPRINTS/BACKGROUND

Livescan fingerprint processing for persons needing background checks for employment or for state certification through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is now available at the DeKalb Police Department.
 
The DeKalb Police Department is a certified vendor through the Illinois State Police and we are approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.  All processing is done on our Motorola Printrak 3000 Livescan machine and the results are submitted directly to the appropriate agency.
 
Our hours for fingerprinting will be Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays by appointment.  It is strongly recommended that you call prior to leaving to confirm that someone is available for this service. 
 
There is a fee of $76.00.  Payment can be made by check, cash, or money order just prior to processing.

Fees for UCIA Livescan Fingerprint submissions are $24.
Inked fingerprint cards are $10 and any additional card is $5.
 
Questions may be directed to Officer McNett at 815/748-8439.
 
Please note:  We do not accept fingerprint cards to be scanned in and sent to the Bureau of Identification.