Green’s Dictionary of Slang

vtr. to take someone’s fingerprints.

1933		Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
1936		(ref. to 1920s) L. Duncan Over the Wall 199: They never printed me, you see, when I got hooked.
1949		N. Algren Man with the Golden Arm 318: They’ll print you the first day ’n fire you the second.
1957		C. MacInnes City of Spades (1964) 215: You’d better do what you’re told, son [...] and let them print you.
1969		P. Chevigny Police Power 109: [T]he defendants were led off to be printed.
1971		T. Thackrey Thief 360: They took me downtown, booked me, printed me.
1988		T. Harris Silence of the Lambs (1991) 63: He needs somebody to help him who can print a floater.