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).
Your fingerprints are processed electronically and transmited immediately to the central computers at the Department of Justice (DOJ) for processing. The Live Scan process gets results to employers and licensing agencies within days. The California Department of Justice keeps fingerprints on file and and notifies the agencies you work with if you have any convictions on an ongoing basis.