
Absolute Investigative Fingerprinting and Security Services

Information about Absolute Investigative Fingerprinting and Security Services
21014, Bel Air
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 9h-17h
- tuesday: 9h-17h
- wednesday: 9h-17h
- thursday: 9h-17h
- friday: 9h-17h
- saturday: (closed)
Absolute Investigative, Fingerprinting and Security Services has four locations serving Harford, Baltimore, Cecil counties and the Eastern Shore. We offer private investigative services, security services, executive protection, event security, fingerprinting services and background checks. Walk-ins welcome for fingerprinting services.
Our comment from Baker Street Directory about Absolute Investigative Fingerprinting and Security Services:
Absolute Investigative Fingerprinting and Security Services is known for its fast, friendly, and professional service. Customers have praised the business for its quick turnaround with many reporting being in and out in as little as 10-15 minutes without needing an appointment. The staff is described as helpful and welcoming, making the fingerprinting process efficient and comfortable.
- Many users appreciate the convenient location and clean environment.
- Positive experiences often highlight the knowledgeable staff who provide information on additional paperwork required for permits.
- Pricing is considered reasonable, adding to the overall satisfaction.
However, there are a few concerns that some customers have raised:
- Instances of poor customer service were reported, with some feeling that staff members were unfriendly or not helpful.
- Some users experienced miscommunication regarding pricing and service details, leading to frustration.
- A few instances of customers being left waiting without clear communication about delays were mentioned.
Despite these concerns, the majority of feedback reflects a positive experience with the services offered at Absolute Investigative Fingerprinting and Security Services, making it a recommended choice for fingerprinting needs.
Absolute Investigative Fingerprinting and Security Services: Reviews
Fantastic experience: In and out 10 mins and no appointment. Friendly and professional.
Thank you for choosing us for your appointment and for sharing this feedback.
Fantastic experience: Prompt, professional and friendly
Thank you for choosing us for your fingerprinting and for sharing this feedback.
Fantastic experience: Fast and direct with helping you with your fingerprints.
Thank you for sharing this feedback and for choosing us for your fingerprinting.
Fantastic experience: Very professional and quick service, Staff is very friendly.
John, thank you for choosing us for your fingerprinting needs and for your thoughtful feedback.
Fantastic experience: Very quick and easy with same day appointments. I was in and out of there with in 15 min. Pricing is also reasonable.
Thank you for choosing us for your fingerprinting. We are happy to see you were pleased with your experience with us.
Negative experience: This place has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I simple mistake in the paperwork cost me $65 and they would even offer a $10 discount to resolve the matter. Go to Fingerprint Guy in Nottingham. They are FAR better than this rip off operation. I own a business that does fingerprinting for security and I will never send anyone here ever again.
Fantastic experience: Fast and friendly for fingerprinting
Fantastic experience: I got there at 9am put a quarter in the parking meter (you're parked on the town roads) and was out in 30 min for Maryland digital and Utah paper finger printimg, the 2 ladies there were very informative for what other paper work was needed and helped me get all set up for my permits.
David, we are happy to see that you are pleased with our fingerprinting services. Thank you for the positive feedback.
Fantastic experience: It was fast and efficient
Barbie, Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback and for choosing us for your fingerprinting services.
Positive experience: Easy in and out. Friendly, patient and helpful staff
Matthew, Thank you for your feedback and for trusting us with your fingerprinting services.
Fantastic experience: easy to work with.
John, thank you for taking the time to share this feedback.
Fantastic experience: I’ve been here so many times to get background checks and fingerprinted and every time I’ve had a pleasant experience. You do need to call ahead for an appointment at this location (Bel Air), and there was only one time I ever had to wait more than a week to get in. Fill out the paperwork ahead of time. Jessica is the one who has fingerprinted me each visit and she’s a delight, I’ve always smiled or laughed during the process which is far more than I can say when compared to CJIS. It’s more expensive but worth the convenience and speed for me. I’ll be coming here for my passport photos next year as well.
Virginia, we are thankful for your continued support and for taking the time to share this feedback.
Fantastic experience: I visited the place several times for my licensing, fingerprint, passport photos. Love this place, great location, hours and stuff is always professional, welcoming and pleasant. I’m always in and out within couple minutes, no waiting. Recommend to several friends and colleagues.
Dagmar, thank you for sharing this feedback and for choosing us for your fingerprinting services.
Fantastic experience: Been here several times. Great customer service! Def recommend
Kristie, thank you for your continued support and for taking the time to share this feedback. We are very grateful.
Fantastic experience: Their customer service went above and beyond today during my visit. Thank you … thank you !
Gustavo, we are happy to see that you are pleased with our customer service. Thank you for this review and for your support.
Fantastic experience: Called to make an appt, scheduled for the following day. In and out within 15 minutes Professional and quick.
Ebony, thank you for sharing this feedback. We are appreciative that you chose us for your fingerpinting.
Fantastic experience: This place is an absolute Gem , In and out appointment with very friendly atmosphere , recommended
Franchesca, Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. We are happy to see you are pleased with our services.
Fantastic experience: Very professional and fast getting what I needed done. Thanks Absolute.
Richard, thank you for taking the time to share this review. We are very appreciative and are happy to see you are pleased with our service.
Fantastic experience: Fast and friendly service arrived a little early for my appointment to get prints for my carry permit. I was in and out in 10 mins
Michael, thank you for taking the time to share this feedback regarding your wear and carry licensing fingerprints.
Negative experience: They dont share with you that you only have 30 days to apply for your hql after being finger printed after 30 days the code is no longer valid apparently. And of course they were not willing to re-do it for free or a discount to make up for their lack of professionalism. The girl who answered the phone was completely monotone and no apology or anything. Do not go here. Customer service is awful and they dont provide any helpful information. What a disapointment and ripoff.
We will share your feedback with the instructor and office management.
Fantastic experience: Awesome service. Quick. Affordable. Highly recommended.
Thank you, for the review and for trusting us with your fingerprinting needs.
Negative experience: Rip off. Stay away. Double charge for fingerprinting for HQL and Conceal Carry permit. You have been warned. Find another location.
Depending on how and when you apply, there may be the need to have separate fingerprinting completed. Please contact our Towson or Berlin office and ask to speak to our owner to discuss.
Fantastic experience: Great experience
Thank you, for the review and for trusting us with your fingerprinting needs.
Negative experience: Called several times, no response. "Contact us" doesn't work either, just went to Biometrics knocked out walk-ins, myself and girlfriend.
We regret you could not get through. Please call our main office in Towson to discuss your concerns.
Negative experience: I called Absolute and asked for fingerprints for a carry permit. They asked if I also wanted HQL. I said yes. They took two sets of prints and charged for double prints and double background check. Two days later I found out that if one receives their carry permit, the HQL is free. One would assume that the Absolute staff would know this and share that information. They did not. After I became aware of this fact, I called Absolute. She said they were told the laws had changed. She said check with MD State Police and if she was wrong she’d refund my money. I called the MD Stare Police. They said if I waited to get the carry permit there would be no need for second finger prints and the fee was waived. I called Absolute back. She said they were told differently. She gave me to her manager. The manager said they couldn’t refund my money. I asked for the owner’s contact info. She said she couldn’t give out that info. So I’m out $65. I would not recommend them. I also found the staff rather unfriendly when I went in for the prints.
Please call our main office in Towson to discuss your concerns.
Fantastic experience: Excellent service
Thank you.
Fantastic experience: Love the staff here! Super professional and for my fingerprints done in minutes. Didn't have to wait. My appointment was right on time. Gotten prints done twice and both times received great service.
Thank you!
Fantastic experience: Awesome place and the staff was great we did have to wait but we really didn't mind because they were friendly
John, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
Fantastic experience: Nice place, friendly staff
Bill, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
Fantastic experience: In and out! Nice staff
Thank you for your business and your feedback.
Fantastic experience: I went in to get background check and the customer service was excellent. The staff was kind and helpful. I recommend this place of service. Thank you
Thank you for your thoughtful feedback and for your business.
Fantastic experience: Super awesome staff!
Amanda, Thank you for your feedback.
Fantastic experience: I have used their services on several occasions and always been pleased
Trish, thank you for making us your choice for services!
Fantastic experience: Made an appointment...showed up...short wait...took the fingerprints...friendly and efficient.
Max, thank you for taking the time to share this review.
Fantastic experience: Professional Staff and great customer service
Arthur, thank you for taking the time to share this feedback and thank you for your business.
Negative experience: Waiting over an hour in the lobby with no ac! And they shut the door and leave 10-15 of us just standing in the hallway while they go to lunch. This place is the absolute worst.
Please feel free to contact our office and ask to speak with our owner or one of the managers to discuss your concerns or if you prefer you can share your contact info via the contact form on our website and we will reach out to you. You can locate our hours, including the daily scheduled lunch hour posted on our website. Thank you for your feedback.
Negative experience: Why don’t these people answer the phones I need to see if I need to make a appointment first and can’t get anyone to answer this is ridiculous
Hello, thank you for sharing. We have fingerprinting details on our website along with our hours and days that we accept walk-ins. Please feel free to contact us via our web form as well and we can assist you.
Fantastic experience: very professional...took care of me quick
Joe, thank you for your feedback.
Fantastic experience: Nice, efficient- in and out quickly
Thank you!
Positive experience: Would have given it a 5 star if they'd had another person there to help expedite. That being said the lady did a great job with what she had to do. One person doing it all just is not enough.
Thank you for your feedback, it is much appreciated.
Positive experience: They gave the service that I needed. No restroom to use and not the friendliest people but they got the job done. The lady that did the actual fingerprinting was nice the lady in the front left something to be desired
Thank you for your review. We strive to ensure every customer receives service that they deserve.
Negative experience: Bad attitude.
We take providing stellar service to our customers very seriously. We do not have a record of "ow lord" in our systems. Please feel free to contact our offices as ask to speak with our owner or one of our supervisors to share your concerns.
Fantastic experience: Very professional, friendly and quick. I highly recommend this to get fingerprints and background checks!
Bob, thank you for taking the time to share share about your experience with us, feedback is always appreciated.
Fantastic experience: Great spot for fingerprinting and background checks. Was in and out in about 15min. Clean lobby and office, friendly staff.
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Fantastic experience: Very nice! Quick and easy fingerprinting!
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Fantastic experience: Very fast and professional service.
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Fantastic experience: Fast and easy. Nice staff, not crowded. Need an appointment.
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Fantastic experience: Very friendly, quick and prompt service
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Positive experience: I walked in was greeted immediately. You must have your drivers license available. I wasn’t expecting to pay 45-60$ for fingerprinting so I was caught me off guard. But service was quick and easy. I recommend this location!
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We regret that you were unprepared for the background check fee. We do have our fees posted on our website so that our customers know what to expect. We will endeavor to make the information more transparent. Thank you again.
Negative experience: Never went there
Not relevant to our business as poster says 'never used us'.
Fantastic experience: Front desk personnel and back office personnel with excellent customer service skills and speedy service!
Tina, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It is much appreciated.
Fantastic experience: Best place in Bel Air area to get fingerprints as the Harford County Sheriff’s Dept. no longer has this services. “Absolute” was quick and convenient. Be sure to call and make an appointment!
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Fantastic experience: Great service. Very friendly.
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Negative experience: It's easy to get a reservation when they're not doing anything.
For scheduling purposes, some of our locations continue to require appointments at this time. This helps to ensure that those with appointments can be processed on a timely manner when they arrive.
Fantastic experience: Friendly, fast and professional absolutely would recommend.
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Fantastic experience: Very efficient staff.
Thank you for your review!
Fantastic experience: Very quick, I was in & out. Staff was professional and very polite. They took me even though I didn't schedule an appointment.
Thank you! We are happy to see that you were pleased with our team!
Fantastic experience: Fast. Efficient. Make sure you are on time and not 15-30 min late. They don't mess around. They go by appointments. Great service overall.
Thank you!
Fantastic experience: Awesome people, great service.
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Positive experience: No line very friendly
Thank you for your review! Feedback is always appreciated.
Fantastic experience: It was quick and easy I was even running late and they still took me. They were also very polite and kind. I was out of there in less than 10 minutes.
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Fantastic experience: Very pleasant and speedy service
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Fantastic experience: Awesome
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Fantastic experience: The service I received was outstanding. All of your employees are great. Definitely will use again.
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Positive experience: Very fast process with no issues! In and out
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Fantastic experience: Another local fingerprinting company failed to get my fingerprints done due to incompetence. Thankfully Absolute booked me same day immediately after a call to them. It took maybe 5 minutes to do paper work and get fingerprinted. Would highly recommend. Wish I called them first so I didn’t have to waste my time and gas.
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Positive experience: Safe and polite staff.
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Fantastic experience: Absolutely
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Fantastic experience: Helpful and to the point with whatever your needs are that your trying to get done!
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Fantastic experience: quick and professional!
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Fantastic experience: Easy and fast
Thank you for leaving your feedback. Happy we were able to get you in and out quickly!
Fantastic experience: Fast, friendly and professional.
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Positive experience: Friendly people
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Negative experience: For starters the two women there I had the unfortunate pleasure to talk to were very rude and unprofessional, paid them for nothing as they didn’t do their job correctly and I had to go else where to have it redone. Wouldn’t recommend them to anyone.
Though we try to ensure that every customer experience is stellar, it seems as though perhaps your experience with our office did not meet your expectation. After reviewing your situation, and as per our prior discussion, we discovered that the HQL option you chose on the paperwork did not match your needs. However, your fingerprinting was completed properly for an HQL permit, as specified in your paperwork. We understand that the differences between the options might be confusing and, sadly, in your case, resulted in your choice not matching the correct permit you needed.
Fantastic experience: I utilize this businesses services in order to have fingerprinting and background check done for Maryland State Licensing for my job. The employees were knowledgeable efficient and friendly as well as extremely attractive so if you have a choice by all means go to this location!
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Fantastic experience: The people are absolutely beautiful inside out
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Negative experience: I had a 30 min time slot. Ill admit i was 8mins late. It was raining bad and I was lost. I finally made it to the building and needed help with locating the suite. I called while walking through buildjng and the lady refused to take me. I was standing at the door but she wanted to go to lunch. I still had 20 mins left on my time for something she said would be 10 mins. I only gave one star because of the lack of flexibility on my appointment.
We endeavor to ensure every experience is positive. Due to COVID19, our staff is adhering to a strict schedule. We regret if this inconvenienced you. Thank you for your feedback.
Fantastic experience: Very professional and on time with appointment
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Fantastic experience: Fast and friendly! 'Place to go for ink fingerprints.'
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Fantastic experience: Clean and friendly
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Fantastic experience: The guy who took my finger prints was friendly and polite. The service was quick. He even let me try his corn huskers lotion. So my experience was excellent.
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Fantastic experience: Fast and friendly service
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Fantastic experience: Live scan was quick! Friendly staff
We aim to please. Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.
Fantastic experience: Great service and very professional.
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Fantastic experience: We used absolute investigations for a large festival. They provided overnight security and day of festival security ! If you want to best, look no further! Professional, courteous, and all around great people representing any business or organization! Will use them again next year. Thank you Absolute!!!
Thank you for allowing us to provide security for the festival again this year. We are happy to see that you are pleased with our service. Also, congratulations on another successful event.
Positive experience: Nice person, Tom that works there.
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Fantastic experience: These guys are good, great service, very knowledgeable.
Thank you for taking time to review our services. Feedback is an important component of our business and helps us to continue to achieve our goals of provide excellent customer service to every client.
Fantastic experience: Second time visiting this location. Pam is amazing, very professional, the office is very neat and clean. When i walked in there was 3 people ahead of me and she had all of us in and out rather quickly. Great service, Great conversation and very professional.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to see that you are happy with our service.
Fantastic experience: The woman that did my fingerprinting was really funny and nice and showed actual interest in why I was getting background checked. We had a nice conversation about my new job while getting the prints. Instead of being awkward, she made me feel comfortable!
Thank you for your review. We are happy to see you were pleased with our service.
Fantastic experience: I've had the privilege of working with Pam three times over the past five years. She is always polite, professional and friendly. The office is easy to find, easy to park (in the back) and there is rarely a wait. When there is, it's not a long one.
Thank you for your review. Our team is committed to providing every customer the best in service.
Fantastic experience: Used them many times. Always a good experience.
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Positive experience: I've been twice. The first time was quick, the second time waiting for someone to come back from lunch and they are 30 minutes late so far.
Thank you for your feedback. We work diligently to ensure every customer experience is a positive one.
Fantastic experience: Very helpful, polite, and quick.
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Negative experience: I rate this place 2.9 if you like morons not doing their job.
We endeavor to ensure that every customer is treated with the utmost respect and given stellar service. thank you for your feedback.
Positive experience: Good resourceful facility!
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Fantastic experience: If you have to get your fingers printed it's the easiest and most convenient place to go in Bel-Air I feel right down from the armory on Main Street in Bel Air you can park right in front of the building go a little bit down and it's free parking you don't have to make an appointment just be there before 4:45 p.m.
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Fantastic experience: Visited the office today for digital and ink fingerprints. Met with the lady in the office, she was very professional and knowledgeable concerning my needs. Small amount of paperwork and she took my digital fingerprints. Unfortunately for me she told me that Florida State wouldn't accept their (AIS) ink form of fingerprints. But she was quick to provide me with information of a Police Department that would provide me with their service. I was very impressed with the service that I recieved. Thanks
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Fantastic experience: Fast and friendly service.
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Positive experience: Quick, easy fingerprinting, at a reasonable cost.
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