Section J Attachment 18 - SF 87 Fingerprint Chart

SF 87 (REV. MARCH 2013)

US OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

E.O. 10450

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TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION IN BLACK

LAST NAME

NAM

FIRST NAME

SIGNATURE OF PERSON FINGERPRINTED

O
R
I

RESIDENCE OF PERSON FINGERPRINTED

S
O
N

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SERIAL NO. (OPM USE ONLY) OCA

S
O
I

IPAC

ALIASES AKA

DATE

FBI

MIDDLE NAME

DATE OF BIRTH DOB

MONTH

DAY

MISCELLANEOUS NO. MNU

SEX RACE

HGT.

WGT.

EYES HAIR PLACE OF BIRTH POB

SIGNATURE OF OFFICIAL TAKING FINGERPRINTS

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TITLE AND ADDRESS

SCARS, MARKS, AND TATTOOS

POSITION TO WHICH APPOINTED

FBI NO. FBI

DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, AND DUTY STATION (CITY AND STATE)

SOCIAL SECURITY NO. SOC

CLASS

REF.

1. R. THUMB

2. R. INDEX

3. R. MIDDLE

4. R. RING

5. R. LITTLE

6. L. THUMB

7. L. INDEX

8. L. MIDDDLE

9. L. RING

10. L. LITTLE

LEFT FOUR FINGERS TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY

L. THUMB

R. THUMB

RIGHT FOUR FINGERS TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY

YEAR

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING CLASSIFIABLE FINGERPRINTS ON STANDARD FORM 87, FINGERPRINT CHART 1. USE PRINTER’S INK.

(OTHER PATTERNS OCCUR INFREQUENTLY AND ARE NOT SHOWN HERE)

2 DISTRIBUTE INK EVENLY ON INKING SLAB.

(A) A DELTA (Δ) IS THE POINT AT WHICH THE LINES FORMING THE LOOP OR WHORL

PATTERN SPREAD AND BEGIN GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. ALL LOOP PRINTS

HAVE ONE DELTA. WHORL PRINTS HAVE TWO.

3. WASH AND DRY FINGERS THOROUGHLY.

(B) LOOP PRINTS CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED UNLESS THE CENTER OF THE LOOP AND DELTA, AND THE LINES BETWEEN THEM, ARE CLEAR.

4. ROLL FINGERS FROM NAIL TO NAIL AND AVOID ALLOWING FINGERS TO SLIP. 5. BE SURE IMPRESSIONS ARE RECORDED IN CORRECT ORDER.
6. IF AN AMPUTATION OR DEFORMITY MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PRINT A FINGER, MAKE A NOTATION TO THAT EFFECT IN THE INDIVIDUAL FINGER BLOCK.

7. IF SOME PHYSICAL CONDITION MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN PERFECT

IMPRESSIONS, SUBMIT THE BEST THAT CAN BE OBTAINED WITH A MEMO

STAPLED TO THE CARD EXPLAINING THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

(D) ARCH FINGERPRINTS CAN BE CLASSIFIED IF A SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR IMPRESSION IS

OBTAINED TO PERMIT IDENTIFICATION OF THE PATTERN AS BEING AN ARCH.

9. IF, UPON EXAMINATION, IT APPEARS THAT ANY OF THE IMPRESSIONS CANNOT BE

CLASSIFIED, NEW PRINTS SHOULD BE MADE. IF NOT MORE THAN THREE IMPRESSIONS

ARE UNCLASSIFIABLE, NEW PRINTS OF THESE FINGERS MAY BE TAKEN AND PASTED

OVER THE DEFECTIVE ONES. IF MORE THAN THREE ARE UNCLASSIFIABLE MAKE A NEW

CHART.

8. EXAMINE THE COMPLETED PRINTS TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE CLASSIFIED,

BEARING IN MIND THE FOLLOWING; MOST FINGERPRINTS FALL INTO THE

PATTERNS SHOWN BELOW:

1. LOOP

(C) WHORL PRINTS CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED UNLESS THE TWO DELTAS, AND THE LINES

CONNECTING THE DELTAS, ARE CLEAR.