The Arizona Dept of Public Safety has revealed that a new Electronic Fingerprint Application System (EFAS) has launched this week, saying it will reduce waiting times and improve security.The department said that people in occupations such as teaching, real estate and foster parenting will be able to apply for licenses or go to work sooner due to the quicker turn around times EFAS will create.”The electronic processing method will potentially cut away three to four weeks of processing time,” said Raul Garcia, AZDPS spokesman. “For applicants with no criminal history, a person could have a clearance card in-hand in just a couple of days.””With an electronic scan, the file comes up immediately, and is available for processing,” he said. “If there is a problem, it will also be identified more quickly. Of the 1,000 application files received every day by DPS, about 20 percent are returned to applicants because of errors.”To apply for a fingerprint clearance card, customers can register online and schedule an appointment to have their fingerprints electronically “live scanned” at participating vendors state-wide.”The EFAS system will take our agency to less than 1 percent in fingerprint error processing, and will greatly reduce the 1,000-plus paper applications that we regularly receive each day,” said Capt. Stephen Enteman of the AZDPS Technical Services Division. “The customer may also see that it is cheaper than the current paper method when taking postage and fingerprinting fees into account.”The technology is already in use by various states around the country and will not cost the Department any money to implement. The current paper application process will still remain available to the public.”The EFAS system will take our agency to less than one percent in fingerprint error processing and will greatly reduce the one thousand-plus paper applications that we regularly receive each day. The customer may also see that it is cheaper than the current paper method when taking postage and fingerprinting fees into account,” said Captain Stephen Enteman of the Department's Technical Services Division.
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