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Fingerprints on paper, cardboard and unfinished wood can last for up to forty years (per actual casework histories) unless exposed to water (and contaminate transfer prints can even then sometimes persist).
You might want to know for your own information if any criminal charges are on your record. You can send your fingerprints to the FBI along with a background check request documentation and payment. The FBI will return the results within approximately 12 weeks.ocate the phone number for the agency performing the background check. If you kept a copy of your fingerprint background check application form, the number might be listed on that documentation.