About the Board
The Arizona Board of Fingerprinting is a state agency that hears appeals from individuals whose fingerprint clearance card has been denied or suspended by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. People who work with vulnerable populations — children, the elderly, or persons with developmental disabilities — normally need a card to work.
Mission and Objectives
The Board's mission is to fairly, expeditiously, and responsibly determine good cause exceptions for applications who have been denied a fingerprint clearance card. To fulfill its mission, the Board has adopted the goals identified below. The Board evaluates how well it meets its goals through various performance measures. To see the Board's most recent data on performance measures, please click here.
- Goal 1. To make fair and consistent determinations on good cause exception applications.
- Goal 2. To provide applicants with timely decisions on their good cause exception applications.
- Goal 3. To develop fair and comprehensible rules, policies, and procedures for determining good cause exceptions.
Board Members
Below is a list of the current Board membership. If you are applying for a good cause exception, under no circumstance should you contact Board members to discuss your case. This sort of contact will create a conflict of interest, and the Board members will simply refer you to the Board staff. In some cases, this contact may cause your application for good cause exception to be denied. Please see our Contact Information page for information on how to contact the Board staff.
Regular Members
- Charles Easaw, Chairperson: Department of Education. Appointed by the state superintendent for public instruction.
- Kim Pipersburgh, Vice Chairperson: Department of Health Services. Appointed by the director of the Department of Health Services.
- Rand Rosenbaum: Administrative Office of the Courts. Appointed by the chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
- Mike LeHew: Department of Economic Security. Appointed by the director of the Department of Economic Security.
- Arthur W. Baker: Department of Juvenile Corrections. Appointed by the director of the Department of Juvenile Corrections.
Alternate Members
Alternate Board members may be designated by their respective agencies in case a Board member is unavailable or otherwise unable to fulfill his or her duties. Currently, there are two alternate Board members.
- Brad Willis: Department of Economic Security. Appointed by the director of the Department of Economic Security.
- Rohno Geppert, MPA, LISAC: Department of Health Services. Appointed by the director of the Department of Health Services.
Annual Reports
Under A.R.S. § 41–619.54(D), by December 1 each year, the Board is required to report certain statistical information to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate. Below are copies of the annual reports in PDF format. If you have questions about these reports, please contact Dennis Seavers, Executive Director, at dennis.seavers@azbof.gov or (602) 265-3747.
- 2006 Report: covering October 1, 2005, to September 20, 2006. Download the file at this link.
- 2005 Report: covering October 1, 2004, to September 20, 2005. Download the file at this link.