FAQ: What does the Commission do with my fingerprints?
What does the Commission do with my fingerprints?
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement keeps the criminal results from each applicant’s fingerprints for six months, starting from the date the fingerprints were collected.
You are encouraged to submit your initial license application to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation about five days after you have submitted your fingerprints. This will allow enough time to resolve any application deficiencies prior to the expiration of the criminal history results.
The DBPR keeps the results of your fingerprints for one year from the date the digital fingerprints were electronically received by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement retains the applicant’s fingerprints for only 180 days. If a candidate’s fingerprints have expired at the time the licensing application is submitted to the DBPR, they will be required to submit fingerprints again.
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