FINGERPRINTS and IDENTIFICATION SERVICES **
The San Antonio Police Department Identification Office,
located at 214 W. Nueva (near the SAPD Records Office),
is open to the public from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through
Friday. It is closed to the public on all City Holidays. The Identification
Office provides Fingerprinting Services, Background Checks/Criminal
History information (personal, employment, housing),
Clearance Letters, Consulate/Immigration Letters, and Notary services.
Proper Identification is required prior to services being provided: Military
ID, Birth Certificate, Driver's License, State-issued ID, or Alien Registration.
(NOTE: Criminal History checks are done only with the subject's authorization.)
Service Fees:
- Clearance Letters = $10.00 per letter
- Copy of Criminal History = $10.00 per transcript (Certified Copy = additional $5)
- Consulate/Immigration Letters = $10.00 per letter
- Fingerprinting Services = $10.00 per fingerprint card
- Notary = $5.00
** THIRD PARTY REQUESTS: It is the SAPD policy in checking
arrest records for anyone other than a criminal justice agency that a Signed
Release from the person the background check is being conducted on is
required. If a representative (third party) submits the
Request, the Form will need to be Notarized. PLEASE read the
Instructions for Requesting a Background
Check and
the FORM for Use in Requesting a
Background Check, linked below.(PDF format)
** PLEASE NOTE: An SAPD Background Check is limited to information
in local SAPD records. It does NOT include information in other locations in
Texas or in the U.S.
SAPD will fingerprint persons on an FBI or DPS card, but
the person is responsible for sending the fingerprint card to FBI or DPS for
a state-wide or nation-wide check.
To contact the Identification Office
by phone for additional
information (reports cannot be ordered by phone), please
call (210)207-7605.