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).
Live Scan is a way to take inkless fingerprints, which are then digitalized and transmitted directly to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ then checks the fingerprints against known criminal history records. A response (criminal history or no criminal history) is then sent to the agency requesting the Live Scan. If an applicant has no criminal history a response should be sent from the DOJ to the requesting agency in approximately 3 to 7 days.