Latent Print Certification

Latent Print Certification Records

Records of all applicants applying for certification are as per the Certification Program Operations Manual, Section XIII Records Retention Policy which states:

  1. RECORDS RETENTION POLICY
    1. Hard copy records will be kept for all active certificants.
    2. For those individuals whose certifications have lapsed, the following will apply: Hard copy records of those whose certification has lapsed for a period of five or more years may be destroyed provided that an electronic record of that individual’s certification exists to include, at a minimum, the individual’s name, last known address, type of certification and date of lapse of certification.
    3. Retention of test documents.
      Original certification tests for those who pass the examination may be destroyed and only a summary notation of pass/fail be retained in the records. Tests of those who fail may be destroyed after the time period for appeal has expired.