The Tenprint Unit works closely with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department, Davidson County Juvenile Detention, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). With use of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), which stores fingerprint submissions of 590,000+ persons, and the Automated Record Management System (ARMS), this unit is responsible for researching fingerprints and related data, conducting a thorough examination of fingerprints to make identifications, and storage and retrieval of criminal history data.
Additional duties of the Tenprint Unit include providing fingerprinting services for Sexually Oriented Business Permits and MNPD employees, identification of deceased, record corrections, and AFIS database maintenance.
Tenprint Technical Procedures Manual
Fingerprinting
Get fingerprint card made (service)
Mugshots
Mugshot requests are handled through the Metro Nashville Police Department Central Records Division.
Location
Officer Paul Scurry Building
400 Myatt Drive
Suite 200, Crime Laboratory
Madison,
TN
37115
Supervisor
Additional Staff
5 Tenprint Technicians
Related Photos
Electronic Fingerprint capture
Fingerprint Services to the public
Manual fingerprinting with black printer’s ink
Prints received via AFIS from Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
Review of captured prints
Review of received AFIS Submissions job queue