San Diego Livescan processes DOJ and FBI background checks from its Grossmont Boulevard location in La Mesa's Grossmont area, approved by the San Diego County General Services Office for security clearances since its founding in 2010. California Department of Real Estate applicants completing coursework at schools like Agent Real Estate Schools - La Mesa require LiveScan fingerprinting as a licensing prerequisite, making real-estate students a core client segment. The inkless digital capture system transmits fingerprint images electronically to the DOJ, with 95% of submissions processed within three business days — replacing the multi-week mail turnaround required by traditional ink cards. Mobile fingerprinting units bring the same DOJ-approved equipment to corporate offices, school campuses, and healthcare facilities that cannot send employees off-site for processing. The identity-verification function of LiveScan dovetails with the physical access-control systems installed by La Mesa security firms like Key Maker Locksmith, where a facility's personnel clearance and key-control protocols operate in tandem. FBI FD-258 ink-card fingerprinting remains available for applicants requiring out-of-state or international submissions that fall outside California's electronic DOJ transmission network.