How to Fill Out the LAPD CCW Live Scan Form (BCIA 8016)

The LAPD CCW Live Scan form is California’s Request for Live Scan Service (Form BCIA 8016) completed with the specific agency codes that route your fingerprint-based background check to the Los Angeles Police Department’s CCW Unit. You have 90 days after your CCW interview to complete it, and missing that window causes LAPD to automatically reject your application.¹ Your prints are transmitted electronically to the California Department of Justice and the FBI, which run them against state and national criminal databases to confirm you’re eligible to carry.²

The form itself is standard. What makes it an “LAPD CCW” Live Scan is the set of codes you (or the operator) enter in the contributing agency section. Get those wrong and your results go into a void while your 90-day clock keeps running.

The LAPD-Specific Codes You Must Enter

These fields appear in the upper portion of BCIA 8016 and tell the DOJ where to send your background check results. If LAPD hands you a pre-filled form, verify the entries before you leave for your appointment. If you’re working from a blank form, enter them exactly as published on the LAPD CCW page:¹

ORI (Originating Agency Identifier): CA0194200
Applicant Title: Concealed Weapon License
Applicant Type: Standard CCW
Mail Code: 21376
OCA (Your Number): your California driver’s license number or ID number

The contributing agency section also asks for a contact name and telephone number. Those identify the LAPD contact, not you.³ It’s your responsibility to make sure the Live Scan operator transmits the data with these codes intact.

Your Personal Information on the Form

The bottom portion of BCIA 8016 captures the identifiers the DOJ uses to run your criminal history search. You’ll complete:⁴

Full legal name — last, first, middle initial, suffix. Prior names or aliases go in the AKA field.
Date of birth and sex.
Height, weight, eye color, hair color.
Driver’s license number.
Social Security number. Not strictly mandatory for every Live Scan type, but including it helps the DOJ distinguish you from people with similar names.
Place of birth (state or country).
Home address — street or P.O. Box, city, ZIP.

Check every field before the operator transmits. A transposed digit in a Social Security number or a misspelled last name can delay results or produce a false match against someone else’s record.

What to Bring to the Appointment

Every Live Scan appointment starts with identity verification. The DOJ requires a current, valid, unexpired photo ID. A California driver’s license, a California DMV identification card, or an out-of-state driver’s license counts as primary identification. A U.S. passport is classified as secondary and may require supplemental documents depending on the location’s policy.⁵ If you have a California driver’s license, use it. It’s the simplest option and matches the number already on your form.

Also bring the completed BCIA 8016 with the LAPD codes above, and enough money to cover the full fee. Many operators accept cash, credit cards, and money orders, but not every method is accepted everywhere, so call first.

What It Costs

You’ll pay three separate charges at the appointment:

California DOJ processing fee: $32 for the state criminal history search.
FBI processing fee: $17 for the federal search.
Rolling fee: the operator’s charge for capturing and submitting your prints. This varies by location and typically runs $20 to $50.

Because a CCW is a firearm-related permit, the DOJ fee schedule also lists a $38 firearms eligibility check fee under the “Certificate/License/Permit with Firearm” category.⁶ Confirm the full total with the operator when you call so you bring the right amount.

Where to Go

The California DOJ maintains a searchable directory of Live Scan locations at oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations, filterable by county.⁷ Private fingerprinting businesses, some UPS stores, and certain law enforcement offices all appear on the list. Not every location handles every type of request, so confirm before you go that the site can process a CCW-type submission. Operating hours and rolling fees change, which is another reason to call ahead.

What Happens at the Appointment and After

The operator checks your photo ID against the form, then enters or verifies the data in the Live Scan terminal. You press each finger onto a glass plate one at a time, and the machine captures a digital image of the ridge patterns. The operator may also take a flat impression of all four fingers at once for comparison. If a print doesn’t come through cleanly, which happens with dry or worn fingertips, you’ll be asked to try again.

Once the full set is captured, the software bundles the images with your biographical data and transmits everything to the DOJ’s clearinghouse over a secure connection.² The operator writes an Applicant Transaction Identifier (ATI) number on the last line of the form, a ten-character code formed of one letter, three numbers, three letters, and three numbers, which you can use to track the submission.³ Keep your copy of the form with the ATI on it. LAPD needs it as proof you initiated the background check.

If your fingerprints don’t match anything in the DOJ database, the check processes electronically within 48 to 72 hours with no human intervention. When there’s a match, even a decades-old arrest that was dismissed, a DOJ technician manually reviews the associated record, which takes an unpredictable amount of time. The FBI portion runs on its own clock and isn’t guaranteed to a specific window. Results from both agencies route electronically to the LAPD CCW Unit. You don’t pick anything up or forward anything yourself.²

The most common cause of delay is an arrest on file without a court disposition attached. If the DOJ can’t determine how an old case ended, the check stalls. You can get ahead of that by pulling certified court records for any prior arrests and providing them to the LAPD CCW Unit before the question comes up.

When Live Scan Isn’t Required

Renewal applicants do not need a new Live Scan or a new interview. Effective January 1, 2026, renewal applications must be submitted within the 90 days before the current permit expires. Miss that window and you restart as a new applicant under Penal Code Section 26225(e), which means a fresh Live Scan too.¹

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Los Angeles Police Department. CCW Carry Concealed Weapon License
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California Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General. Fingerprint Background Checks
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California Department of Justice. Guidelines for Completing Request for Live Scan Service Form
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California Department of Justice. Request for Live Scan Service BCIA 8016
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Police Department. Live Scan Identification Documentation Requirements
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State of California Department of Justice. Applicant Fingerprint Processing Fees
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California Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General. Live Scan Locations