Mobile Fingerprinting: Card Choices for Dallas–Fort Worth Applicants

For Dallas–Fort Worth applicants needing physical fingerprint cards, DFW Mobile Fingerprinting lists an $85 mobile ink package with two cards; Texas Fingerprinting Plus lists $45 for one live-scan-produced card. Both add mobile charges, so compare the required output and full quote before booking.[1][2]

Compare the card-producing packages

If your agency’s written instructions request a physical card, compare these packages—not the providers’ separate electronic submission services. The capture methods, included copies and mobile charges differ.[1][2]

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting

• Card production: Offers traditional ink fingerprinting and LiveScan-to-card, which captures fingerprints electronically and prints them onto a physical card.[2]
• Package and copies: Mobile traditional ink costs $85 per person with two completed FD-258 cards. LiveScan-to-card is listed at $125 with one card. Additional cards cost $20 each for either package.[2]
• Coverage and mobile charges: Named locations include Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving, Arlington and surrounding communities. Travel charges and a 4% processing fee apply to mobile appointments.[2]

Texas Fingerprinting Plus

• Card production: Its “Ink Cards” service uses live-scan capture to print physical cards rather than taking wet-ink impressions directly onto the card.[1]
• Package and copies: The listed price is $45 for one copy, before the mobile fee.[1]
• Coverage and mobile charges: A mileage-based mobile fee is added; customers must call or email for a quote.[1] Ask whether it serves your address and what additional copies cost.

These are different packages, not equivalent all-in quotations. The $45 listing covers one live-scan-produced card before mobile charges; DFW Mobile Fingerprinting’s $85 ink package includes two cards before travel and processing fees.[1][2] First establish which method and card count your agency requests, then compare the total cost.

Verify the required card and submission route

Use the receiving agency’s written instructions as your booking checklist. Match these details before paying:

• Card or form: Identify the exact requested form, including any agency-supplied card.[3]
• Capture method: Ask whether the agency permits wet ink or live capture printed onto a card—the providers offer different capture options.[1][2]
• Card count: Match the requested number of completed cards to the package and any extra copies.[1][2]
• Agency fields: Check the agency name, address, Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) and other routing information.[3]
• Submission route: Establish whether the instructions call for physical cards or electronic transmission; these are separate service routes.[1][2][3]

Wet ink produces a physical card; live capture can also be printed onto a physical card. Neither should be confused with electronic transmission to a background-check service.[1][2]

Anshin’s California card guidance—not Texas policy—recommends bringing the exact agency-supplied card, especially when it already contains agency or routing information.[3]

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting says it will verify compatibility if you flag a state-specific card format when booking.[2] Ask Texas Fingerprinting Plus whether it can provide an equivalent compatibility check.[1]

“Can you produce this exact card using the method my agency permits, and can you confirm that before I pay?”

If the instructions are ambiguous, resolve them with the receiving agency. Anshin’s guidance distinguishes clear prints from final acceptance: the receiving agency, not the technician, makes that decision.[3]

Get an all-in quote for your address

Ask for an itemized quote covering the selected service, completed card count and appointment address. Both providers add mobile charges to their listed service prices.[1][2]

• DFW Mobile Fingerprinting: Include the selected package, additional cards at $20 each, travel for mobile service and the 4% processing fee.[2] Ask what amount the processing percentage applies to before treating the quote as final.
• Texas Fingerprinting Plus: Start with the $45 one-copy service, then add its mileage-based mobile charge, quoted by phone or email.[1]
• Non-mobile alternative: DFW Mobile Fingerprinting lists an Irving-office appointment at $105 with two cards, no travel fee and a 4% processing fee.[2]
• Several applicants: DFW Mobile Fingerprinting offers quoted group rates for five or more people.[2]

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting says same-day appointments are often available.[2] For Texas Fingerprinting Plus, confirm the exact address and appointment availability rather than relying on a named service city.[1] Ask both providers about call-out minimums, along with cancellation and refund terms.

Prepare identification and agency paperwork

Once the service is selected, check the booking confirmation against your agency instructions: address, capture method and requested card count. DFW Mobile Fingerprinting asks customers to specify how many cards they need and which agency is requesting them.[2]

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting requires valid government-issued photo ID—a driver’s license, passport or state ID—for FD-258 appointments, plus agency-specific forms or instructions if provided.[2] Confirm Texas Fingerprinting Plus’s ID requirements before the visit rather than assuming the same rule applies.[1]

If the agency sent a card, bring it with its instructions. It may already contain the agency name, address, ORI or other routing information, as Anshin’s card guidance explains.[3] Check the applicant and routing fields against those instructions before the appointment.

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting lists a 15–20-minute FD-258 appointment and says customers leave with completed cards the same day.[2] DFW Mobile Fingerprinting says evening and weekend appointment slots are often open.[2]

Confirm card handoff and submission responsibility

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting says customers receive the completed physical cards and mail them to the requesting agency themselves.[2] Ask Texas Fingerprinting Plus who keeps the completed cards and handles mailing.[1]

“Will I receive every completed card, and am I responsible for packaging, postage and submission under my agency’s instructions?”

Both providers offer separate electronic background-check services; those listings do not establish that a physical-card appointment includes electronic transmission or mailing.[1][2] Have the booking confirmation identify the service and who handles submission.

Before submitting, compare the completed card count and required fields with the written instructions. Anshin’s California guidance places responsibility for checking applicant, agency and routing information on the applicant. It explains that its signature and date confirm the fingerprinting service, not that every field is complete or correct.[3]

Check what a rejection redo covers

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting says it will redo FD-258 cards rejected for print quality, with the customer paying only the travel fee for the repeat visit.[2] This is a print-quality remedy, not a stated remedy for the wrong form, incomplete applicant information, routing errors or other agency-specific requirements.[2]

Ask Texas Fingerprinting Plus to confirm its rejection remedy before booking.[1]

A redo addresses print production, not the receiving agency’s acceptance decision. It does not establish guaranteed acceptance of a replacement card.[2][3] Ask how to document a rejection and how quickly a replacement appointment can be arranged.

What to confirm with each provider

Get these unresolved terms in writing before paying:

• Texas Fingerprinting Plus: Confirm address coverage, mileage calculation, extra-copy pricing, identification requirements, compatibility checking, card handoff and rejection terms.[1]
• Confirm call-out minimums, refund terms, cancellation deadlines and cancellation charges with both providers.[1][2]
• If a card is rejected: Ask what notice qualifies for a redo, the replacement timing, who corrects applicant or routing data, and whether postage or agency fees are reimbursed.[1][2]

Keep the answers with the itemized quote and booking confirmation, including the agreed card count and submission responsibility.

Choose by required output, not starting price

DFW Mobile Fingerprinting offers state-specific format checking when raised at booking, physical-card handoff and a stated print-quality redo with a new travel fee.[2] Those commitments help clarify the appointment, but agency acceptance remains separate.[3]

Texas Fingerprinting Plus’s $45 one-copy service is worth quoting if live capture printed onto a card matches the agency’s instructions. Its mobile fee and unresolved service terms need confirmation before choosing it.[1]

Neither starting price establishes the cheaper total: the packages differ in capture method and included cards, and mobile charges require a quote.[1][2] Choose after confirming the agency-compatible output, full price, required paperwork, submission responsibility and rejection terms.

References

1. Mobile Fingerprinting – Fingerprinting (txfingerprints.com)
2. FD-258 Fingerprinting Dallas Fort Worth | Mobile Service (dfwmobilefingerprinting.com)
3. FD-1164 vs. FD-258 vs. SF-87: Which Card Do You Need? (anshinotary.com, 2025)