


Division of Developmental Disabilities employees, DES I submitted a completed application for a new fingerprint clearance card (FCC) to the Fingerprinting Division of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) within 90 days before the expiration date on my current FCC and have provided my employer with a copy of the completed application.Child Protective Services (CPS) employee, DES.Child care group home employees, Department of Health Services (DHS).Board of Fingerprinting members and employees.Adoption, Department of Economic Security (DES).Fingerprint Clearance precluding offenses may be found by visiting the state website: and view A.R.S. (Also listed are the state agencies that regulate that profession or activity.) If your profession or activity is not listed below, then either a Level I card or a standard card will suffice. Fingerprint Clearance Cards are valid for six years. Level I cards are required for the following professions or activities. Standard cards correspond, for the most part, with the fingerprint clearance card that existed prior to the legislative changes.

There are more types of criminal charges that can cause a Level I card to be denied or suspended, so the Level I card is more restrictive and harder to get. Beginning on July 1, 2009, DPS began issuing Level I fingerprint clearance cards, in addition to the standard fingerprint clearance cards. In 2009, a new law went into effect that created two types of fingerprint clearance cards rather than just one type.
