Friday’s Arizona Republic spelled out some grim news for those awaiting their clearance from AZ Department of Public Safety. Here it is: There exists a backlog of 12,000 applicants and it rejected more than 7,000 fingerprint cards in the past three months for quality issues.  (Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety, Published at AZ Central). Here at Arizona Livescan we are doing our part– we use only digital livescan systems to collect the best possible fingerprints. If you must complete a fingerprint requirement do not take your chances with any other service, company or police department utilizing ink. Come see us first.