Since the bureau does not require fingerprints or proof of eligibility, it essentially operates as an honor system.

Background checks on researchers are routine, and access to the Level 4 lab requires electronic fingerprints.

A cousin decided to check whether Colorado, where Ben Abels used to live, requires fingerprints for driver's licenses.

"We're checking to see if we can require fingerprints, legally, of the volunteer coaches," he said.

He said the city could request a birth certificate or other form of identification from an immigrant's home country and require fingerprints.

The ID Bureau also fingerprints Town Residents who are applying for licenses and certifications that require fingerprints.

All the New Jersey dioceses but Newark require fingerprints for clergy members, and for staff members and volunteers who work with children.

The bill would require fingerprints on German identity cards and passports, which many legislators dislike but which the opposition supports.

If the Government requires fingerprints from the people who work for it, why not from people who receive checks for not working?

Some other locks and doors were more difficult, but even ones requiring fingerprints were beatable.