# Finger Printing

**URL:** <https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/finger-printing/13642>\
**Category:** Beginner's Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/finger-printing/13642 "2020-10-16T15:31:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CherylLaBonte](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/cheryllabonte/32/6569_2.png) [@CherylLaBonte](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/CherylLaBonte)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/finger-printing/13642/1 "2020-10-16T15:31:27Z")

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Hi all, I’m curious if any one else does finger printing, and how they go about asking the signers if they would participate?

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**Author:** ![LindaH-FL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8baadc/32.png) [@LindaH-FL](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/LindaH-FL)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/finger-printing/13642/2 "2020-10-16T19:21:39Z")

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Fingerprints/thumbprints are not required in Florida. You can ask them to thumbprint your journal but, if they refuse, you cannot refuse to notarize based on that

In 14 years here I thumbprinted one person - because I had a bad feeling about him - wanted it for that extra layer of security - thankfully nothing ever came of it

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**Author:** ![CherylLaBonte](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/cheryllabonte/32/6569_2.png) [@CherylLaBonte](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/CherylLaBonte)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/finger-printing/13642/3 "2020-10-16T19:35:09Z")

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Thank you for responding, Yes I did know Florida doesn’t require finger printing, however I was also looking at that second layer of security and just doing as a precautionary measure. Should they refuse I’ll just note it and move on.