What is the Type 14 Fingerprint Type?

• A. Identification flat impressions are taken simultaneously, sometimes referred to as plain, slap, or flat impressions (4-4-2 method)
• B. Rolled impressions from nail to nail
• C. Palm prints collected individually
• D. Two-thumb impressions captured separately

Answer: (A)

Type 14 fingerprint type refers to flat, plain impressions of all ten fingers collected at once on a single card. This method is often called plain, slap, or flat impressions and uses the 4-4-2 layout to place the ten impressions on the card in one pass. It’s different from rolled impressions, which capture each finger by rolling it nail-to-nail to record more detail, and from palm prints or separately captured impressions of only two thumbs. The key idea is that Type 14 is the simultaneous flat ten-print capture on one card.