| <!-- html,body { border: 0px; } --><!-- body { | | | | requiring fingerprinting. Applicants requiring |
| font-size: 10pt; padding: 10px; color: #333333; | | | | fingerprinting will be directed to schedule an |
| background-color: #FAFFFF; font-size: 9.5pt; | | | | appointment with L-1online at or by calling (877) |
| font-weight: normal; font-family: verdana, arial, | | | | 472-6915. Further information on the process and |
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| .serendipity_imageComment_center, | | | | Will Ink Rolled Cards Be Accepted? |
| .serendipity_imageComment_left, | | | | No, where possible, applicants will be required to |
| .serendipity_imageComment_right { border: 1px solid | | | | physically access the vendor, L-1, to have prints |
| black; background-color: #EFEFEF; margin: 3px; } | | | | taken via LiveScan. While this is the preferred |
| .serendipity_imageComment_center { } | | | | printing method, ABC will continue to accept rolled |
| .serendipity_imageComment_left { float: left; } | | | | fingerprint cards when extenuating circumstances |
| .serendipity_imageComment_right { float: right; } | | | | exist. ABC will forward all cards received to L-1 for |
| .serendipity_imageComment_img, | | | | electronic imaging. Please contact you ABC Licensing |
| .serendipity_imageComment_img img { margin: 0px; | | | | office for instructions if you require manual rolled |
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| .serendipity_imageComment_txt { margin: 0px; | | | | Is There a Change in Fee? |
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| ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE | | | | the same, in relation to fingerprinting, a fee increase |
| FINGERPRINTED ELECTRONICALLY: | | | | of $19.25 for Federal Bureau of Investigation results |
| New York City liquor licensing lawyer, Stacy Weiss | | | | and a surcharge of $11.50 for electronic printing will |
| explains: The New York State Division of Criminal | | | | increase the fee from $75.00 to $105.75 payable to |
| Justice Services (DCJS) announced that effective | | | | L-1 at the time of fingerprinting. |
| January 2010 they will only accept electronic | | | | Please visit our website at for more specific |
| fingerprint submissions. The New York Division of | | | | information and instructions. The Division of Alcoholic |
| Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in collaboration with | | | | Beverage Control is committed to serving its |
| the DCJS is pleased to announce the implementation | | | | licensees and supporting greater efficiencies to assure |
| of electronic fingerprinting for all ABC applicants | | | | the integrity of the industry. Thank you for |
| effective October 1, 2009. | | | | cooperation in this important matter. |
| To assist all New York State agencies with this new | | | | ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINTING INSTRUCTIONS |
| requirement, DCJS has established a contract with a | | | | PERSONS REQUIRED TO BE FINGERPRINTED: |
| New York State approved vendor, L-1 Enrollment | | | | •All individual applicants. |
| Services (L-1). L-1 has begun and will continue to | | | | •All partners in a Partnership and Limited Liability |
| deploy LiveScan systems in multiple locations around | | | | Partnership (LLP). |
| the state, including some areas covered by mobile | | | | •For Corporations and Limited Liability Companies |
| units. A complete list of L-1's existing and planned live | | | | (LLC) see instructions for line 10. |
| scan site installations can be found at Select "NY" | | | | NOTE: Persons CURRENTLY licensed by the State |
| and then click "Locations." | | | | Liquor Authority do not have to be fingerprinted. |
| How Will It Work? | | | | Each applicant required to be fingerprinted will be |
| The benefits of electronic fingerprint submission are | | | | instructed to contact L-1 Enrollment Services after |
| many, specifically, improved turn aroundtime to | | | | the successful submission of your applications. |
| facilitate the issuance of licenses requiring | | | | The fee for electronic fingerprinting is $105.75 and will |
| fingerprinting. As compared to the current process, | | | | be paid directly to L-1 Enrollment Services when you |
| electronic fingerprinting will provide fingerprint results | | | | are fingerprinted. |
| within 48 hours to facilitate the issuance of licenses | | | | |