Nik,
what i had to do was find a place that does "live scan" thats were they do your prints with a machine
and it is on a computer. they (who does the live scan) then sends it to the doj in the state that you reside at
then you are at the mercy of someone in our govt to pull the report on you and mail it to you at your place of
residence. you would think it should only take a week or two but they tell you up front it will take anywere from 3 to 8 weeks
hope this helps. by the way it was 45.00 in california for this.
Ted