The quick answer is that lawyers are not supposed to lie, but they canât necessarily prevent their clients from lying. Iâll get to the details in a minute â honestly--but first Iâm happy to tell you that the podcast version of this article is brought to you by Go To Meeting.
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).
How long do fingerprint background checks take? My future employer will be a governmental job (on the state level) and I could of swore they said it would only take 3-5 days to complete the check. I've been searching the web on this issue and some say it could take a week and I've seen other places that claim it could take 2 months (I believe the 2 months pertained to the FBI.)