Fingerprinting Process

Any volunteer who may be in a situation where they are alone with students, including field trips, needs to be fingerprinted.

Please see below for the steps in attaining the required fingerprints.

First Step: Complete the NJ Department of Education Criminal History Record Check Process

1) Access the Office of Student Protection’s direct website at https://www.nj.gov/education/crimhist and click on “File Authorization and Make Electronic Payment for Criminal History Record Check.”

2) Select the first option: “New Administration Fee Request (New Applicants Only)” and enter your Social Security number. Select the appropriate option and proceed to next screen.

3) Select #1 and complete the requested applicant and payment information. There is an $11.00 administrative fee for the department to process the request and issue an approval. You must click the “Make Payment” button only one time to complete the transaction.

a) After completing the transaction, you will be presented with three required steps:

i) View and/or print your New Administration Fee Payment Request confirmation page;

ii) Complete and/or print your IdentoGO NJ Universal Fingerprint Form;

iii) Click here to schedule your fingerprinting appointment with IdentoGo/MorphoTrust

b) Select the first option -- "View and/or print your New Administration Fee Payment Request confirmation page" and print a copy of the receipt by clicking the print button in the upper right corner of the page. Please keep this for your records.

c) Next select the second option – "View and/or print your IdentoGO NJ Universal Fingerprint Form." You must print the IdentoGO NJ Fingerprint Form and fill in the boxes for height, weight, maiden name (if applicable), place of birth, country of citizenship, hair color, and eye color and present it to IdentoGo at your appointment.

Second Step: Schedule your Fingerprinting Appointment with IdentoGo

1) To schedule your fingerprinting appointment with IdentoGo you can click here: https://www.identogo.com/locations/new-jersey

a) Volunteer prints code 2F151N: (lasts one year and will need to be redone every year).

b) Public School Statute prints code 2F1FB1: (retained forever)

Third Step: Submit the Proper Documentation to the Nutley BOE

1) In about two weeks after your appointment, you will be able to view and print/download your Applicant Approval Employment History by accessing the Office of Student Protection website: https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/chrs/app-emp-history

Please email the PDF copy to Karen Greco at kgreco@nutleyschools.org.