Fingerprinting Fees

What is the Cost?

The cost varies depending on your certification status and whether you are working for a local Board of Education (BOE) or a Regional Educational Service Center (RESC).
State and FBI fingerprinting fees are paid online during the pre-enrollment process.
ACES charges a $25 processing fee, plus a $0.38 credit card authorization fee.

Payment:

Acceptable forms of payment include cash, debit/credit cards, or certified checks.

Ways to Pay:

Prepay Online: Click on the Fingerprinting Payment: Credit Card link on our website. On the payment form, please make sure you include your first and last name, your email address and the scheduled appointment date and time.
- If you have prepaid for your appointment, but can no longer make it, please reschedule on our website. Once you reschedule, you do not need to make another processing fee payment.
- If you do not show up for your appointment, you will not be refunded the processing fee.
Payment at time of appointment: If you did not prepay, you can pay by credit/debit card at the time of your appointment.

Cash Payments:

If paying by cash, please bring the $25 processing fee with you to your appointment.
Important: Starting July 1, 2025, ACES will no longer accept cash payments.

Please Note:

Personal checks are not accepted.

Fingerprint applicant must bring:

A valid government-issued photo (i.e. driver’s license, passport, etc.)
Applicant Tracking Number/Confirmation Page either by email, picture or copy of.

Authorized CT State and Federal Statutes Based on School Types Chart

School Types	CT State Statutes		Federal Statutes
School Types	CGS 10-212 Nurse	CGS 10-221d Employee	NCPA/VCA	NCPA/VCA Volunteer
Local or Regional Boards of Education (BOEs)	x	x	x	x
Public Schools: CT Technical High School System, state and local charter schools, cooperative arrangements among towns pursuant to CGS § 10-158a, or interdistrict magnet schools operated by a public entity.			x	x
Nonpublic Schools: Incorporated and endowed high schools and academies, special education facilities approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to CGS § 10-76d, interdistrict magnet schools operated by a private entity or any other nonpublic school.			x	x

The total cost for fingerprinting must be verified by contacting the appropriate RESC.

Description of Statutory Use And Fees Chart

Please note the new rates, effective 01/01/2025

*As of October 1, 2020 AWA and AWA Volunteer will no longer be accepted. NCPA/VCA and NCPA/VCA Volunteer will now be used*

Statutes	Description	State Fee	Federal Fee	ACES Fee
CT State Statute CGS § 10-212 Nurse	Appointed or contracted school nurses or nurse practitioners	$75.00	$12.00	$25.00
CT State Statute CGS § 10-221d Employee	Individuals who are employed by a local or regional board of education (BOE). This includes substitute teachers and school nurses or nurse practitioners who are hired by the BOE	No Fee	$12.00	$25.00
Federal Statute NCPA/VCA (Federal Statute AWA)	Individuals employed by, under consideration for employment by, or in a paid position in which he/she will work with or around children in the elementary or secondary school or agency; this includes student teachers, interns, nursing students, public assistance employment applicants, and contracted workers who are paid. Individuals who work exclusively with preschool children must be fingerprinted under NCPA/VCA	$75.00	$12.00	$25.00
Federal Statute NCPA/VCA Volunteer (Federal Statute AWA Volunteer)	Individuals in an unpaid position in which he/she will work with or around children in the elementary or secondary school or agency; this includes student teachers, interns, nursing students, public assistance employment applicants, and contracted workers who are NOT paid. Individuals who work exclusively with preschool children must be fingerprinted under NCPA/VCA	$75.00	$10.00	$25.00
Federal Statute NCPA/VCA	Individuals in a paid position that may have unsupervised access to or provide treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children, the elderly, or the disabled and are not required or cannot be fingerprinted under a state law	$75.00	$12.00	$25.00
Federal Statute NCPA/VCA Volunteer	Individuals in an unpaid position that may have unsupervised access to or provide treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children, the elderly, or the disabled and are not required or cannot be fingerprinted under a state law	$75.00	$10.00	$25.00