Which document is used to record fingerprint data for security clearance processing?

• A. (FD - 258)
• B. (FD - 86)
• C. (FD - 93)
• D. (FD - 52)

Answer: (A)

The standard fingerprint card used to record fingerprint data for security clearance processing is the FD-258. This paper card is specifically designed to capture all ten fingerprints (rolled impressions for each finger plus plain impressions) along with identifying information, making it a uniform format that agencies and the FBI can reliably process and compare during background investigations. Even with digital Live Scan becoming more common, the FD-258 remains the recognized paper record used for archival and inter-agency transfer.

The other forms exist for different administrative purposes and aren’t the designated record for fingerprint data in clearance processing, so they don’t serve the same role as the FD-258.