If you’re applying for a California teaching credential, a permit or a Certificate of Clearance, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) needs your fingerprints through Live Scan before it will issue anything. Anshin Mobile Notary & LiveScan takes teacher credential Live Scans at our Los Angeles office, and we can come to you if that’s easier. It makes no difference whether you’ll teach at a public school or a private one. A teaching credential is a teaching credential, and to become a credentialed teacher in California you have to do this.
What the CTC Live Scan covers
Your fingerprints go to the California Department of Justice and the FBI, and both results go to the Commission. That’s why a teacher credential Live Scan includes both a DOJ check and an FBI check.
A Live Scan you did for a school district, an employer or another agency doesn’t count. The Commission needs its own Live Scan, sent to it under its own agency code.
The details that have to be right
We enter these details for every CTC applicant. If one is wrong, your prints can still go through but never reach your credential file.
Agency: A0281, CA SM Teacher Credentialing, Sacramento.
Applicant type: this decides which checks are run and what the government fee is. The CTC has three:
| Applicant type | Who it’s for | Checks | Government fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| License, certificate or permit | Teaching credentials, permits and the Certificate of Clearance | DOJ and FBI | $49 |
| ASC certificate | The Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate, for people starting a paid or volunteer role working with students in school-sponsored activity programs | DOJ and FBI | $49 |
| State employee | People applying to become state employees | DOJ only | $32 |
Choosing the wrong type can mean doing your Live Scan again. We check it against your form before we scan.
What it costs
Our fee is $30 per person, plus the government fee for your applicant type:
- Teaching credential, permit or Certificate of Clearance: $79 in total ($30 + $49)
- Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate: $79 in total ($30 + $49)
- State employee: $62 in total ($30 + $32)
If you’d like us to come to you, we add a travel fee based on your location.
How it works
- Get your form from the Commission. Your Request for Live Scan Service (form 41-LS) comes from the CTC. Fill in your own information before your appointment, and make sure your name and date of birth match your ID exactly.
- Call or text us to set a time. Reach us at 310-526-0200. We work by appointment, so please get in touch before you come in.
- Bring your form and a valid government photo ID.
- We take your prints and send them right away. The scan takes about 10 to 15 minutes, and we go over your details with you before we submit.
- Keep your copy and your ATI number. You leave with your copy of the form and a receipt showing your ATI number. That number is how you follow your Live Scan with the Commission.
How long it takes
Your part takes 10 to 15 minutes. The DOJ check often comes back the same day, and the FBI part can take longer. After that, the Commission processes your file on its own timeline, so use your ATI number to check your status with the CTC.
Credential programs and schools
We also go out to credential programs and schools to fingerprint groups of teachers on site, so nobody has to make a separate trip. Call us and we’ll quote the visit.
Questions teachers ask
I was fingerprinted for a school district. Do I need another Live Scan?
Yes. The Commission needs its own Live Scan under its own agency code. Earlier Live Scans for districts, employers or other agencies don’t carry over.
Is it different if I’ll teach at a private school?
No. The credential is the same whether you teach at a public school or a private one, and so is the Live Scan.
Where do I get the form?
From the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Bring it to your appointment with your own section filled in.
What if my name has changed?
Bring ID in your current name, and we’ll enter your previous names in the aliases section so your records match.
Book your teacher credential Live Scan
Call or text us at 310-526-0200 to set a time at our Los Angeles office, or we’ll come to you.
