Need Fingerprints in Hambden? The Sheriff's Office Has a Two-Week Wait.

Your new job starts in three weeks. The offer letter says "Background check required. Fingerprints must be submitted within 10 business days."

You call the Geauga County Sheriff's Office. The woman on the phone says the next available appointment is in 14 days. She says it with no apology. It is just the schedule.

You call the Chardon police department. They only do fingerprints on Tuesday mornings between 9 and 11. You work Tuesdays. You call the Willoughby police department. They have an opening in 11 days but you have to drive there and pay cash.

The clock is ticking on your offer. You have not even been fingerprinted yet.

Walk In, Get Scanned

Mailbox Plus does digital Live Scan fingerprinting. You walk in during business hours. No appointment. No two-week wait. No Tuesday-morning window.

You fill out a short form. We scan your ID. The technician positions your fingers on the Live Scan device — a flat glass surface with a camera underneath. Each finger rolls from edge to edge. The machine captures the print in digital form. The image appears on the screen in real time. The technician checks the quality. If a print is too light or smudged, you redo that finger immediately. The machine sends the result to the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation or the FBI, depending on what your background check requires.

The whole process takes about 10 minutes.

Who Needs This

Teachers, nurses, daycare workers, bus drivers, real estate agents, insurance adjusters, foster parents, adoption applicants, concealed carry permit applicants, anyone working with children or elderly people, anyone applying for a professional license in Ohio.

If the state or your employer requires a BCI or FBI background check, the fingerprints are the non-negotiable step. The state will not process the background check without them.

The Sheriff's Office vs. Mailbox Plus

The sheriff's office is free or low cost. The wait is long. The hours are limited. The appointment system assumes you can take a Tuesday morning off work to get fingerprinted.

Mailbox Plus charges a fee. The wait is zero. The hours are the hours we are open. You come when you can come.

The math is simple. $35 is less than half a day of lost wages. It is less than the stress of watching the 10-business-day deadline pass while you wait for an appointment.

Fifteen Minutes From Hambden

Mailbox Plus is at 7554 Fredle Drive in Concord Township. Fifteen minutes from Hambden.

We also notarize documents and scan paperwork while you are here. If your background check packet needs a notary stamp, we do that at the same counter.

Walk in for fingerprinting. No appointment. No waiting list. No missed deadline.