Services in Florida
We are a leader in the biometric fingerprinting industry with our technology capabilities, expertise and dedicated service to state, local, and federal agencies as well as private industry. Our Florida certifications enable us to offer fingerprinting services for all non-criminal purposes.
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Yes. You can get fingerprinting for Florida purpose codes in three ways.
Click here for a list of common Florida ORI numbers.
Yes. You can get fingerprinting in Illinois to get licensing or endorsement* to work as a nurse in Florida. If you get endorsement, a Florida employer may require you to be fingerprinted during the hiring process to satisfy their requirements.
* From the Florida Board of Nursing, Section 464.009, F.S.:
Applicants are eligible for licensure by endorsement when they hold a valid license to practice professional or practical nursing in another state or territory of the United States obtained by one of the following measures.
Applicants are eligible for licensure by endorsement when they have successfully completed the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) or the NCLEX.
OR
Applicants are eligible for licensure by endorsement when they have actively practiced nursing in another state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States for 2 of the preceding 3 years without any criminal history or having his or her license acted against by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction.
An applicant who has not been in active practice of nursing within the past 5 years is required to take a remedial course as specified in Rule 64B9-3.0025, F.A.C., prior to licensure.
For more on Florida nursing endorsement, click here.
No, an appointment is not needed. You will need to pre-register and choose a fingerprinting Kiosk location. You can get your fingerprints and photo taken (if required) by a trained technician at one of over 60 live scan Kiosks located in select The UPS Store® locations throughout the state. (You can go to any location; it doesn’t have to be the one selected during registration.)
To Register and Get Fingerprinted, visit our Fingerprint Instructions
To search fingerprinting Kiosk locations, click: https://portal.accuratebiometrics.com/network-search
Level II background checks include a fingerprint-based state and FBI background check. This means you will need two forms of identification acceptable by the FBI as proof of identity:
Note: One form of ID must show proof of address.
Primary Identification (Expired identification will not be accepted)
Secondary Identification
Yes. Federal Departmental Order DO 556-73 allows that any individual may request a Copy of a Record (or proof that a record does not exist). Only you can request a copy of your own Identification Record. Accurate Biometrics is a direct FBI Channeler, approved to provide FBI Identity History Summary Checks to individuals.
Individuals typically make this request for personal review, to challenge the information on record, to satisfy a requirement for adopting a child in the U.S. or internationally, or to satisfy a requirement to live, work or travel in a foreign country (i.e., police certificate, letter of good conduct, criminal history background, etc.).
You can apply for a personal FBI Self Check in person or by mail. Click the following link for instructions and options on how to obtain your FBI criminal history response: https://accuratebiometrics.com/florida-fingerprint-instructions
NOTE: Per FBI requirements, applications submitted from outside the U.S. cannot be accepted or processed. Results can only be picked up within the United States or its territories. Please contact the FBI if you need to apply internationally.
(Non Clearinghouse Results)
No. Each time you are fingerprinted, your results are sent to the requesting state agency that requested them. Each state agency that requires fingerprinting maintains their own database and a new set of fingerprints is required by state law every time a criminal background check is requested.
(Clearinghouse Results)
Yes. Your Level 2 background checks results are posted into the Clearinghouse web portal and ALL of the State agencies that are part of the clearinghouse should have access to your background check.
The cost of your fingerprints depends on the ORI number. The ORI number is provided to you by the state agency requesting the background check. Please contact our office at 866-361-9944 for pricing information.
Fingerprints are processed on average between 24-72 hours. The State agency requesting the background check will receive a response directly from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). If there is an arrest record on the current applicant the process may take a little longer to come back, but most responses are sent from FDLE to the State agency within 72 hours.
You can visit https://cchinet.fdle.state.fl.us/search/app/orilookup?9 and enter the TCN number (the number on your receipt that references your fingerprint transaction) or contact FDLE directly at 850-410-8109. If you decide to call FDLE you will be asked to provide the date of fingerprinting and your TCN number (the number on your receipt that references your fingerprint transaction) to check the progress of your background check status.
The results are sent directly to the State agency that is requesting the background check. The results are not sent to the individual being fingerprinted. Accurate Biometrics does not receive responses from the fingerprint background checks for any submissions sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Accurate Biometrics does receive the responses for submissions sent directly to the FBI (Channeling and Departmental Order) and will disseminate the response to the individual or authorized agency.
You can obtain a copy of your criminal history background check by contacting the State agency that originally requested the background check. The FBI requires agencies who obtain FBI criminal history records pursuant to a fingerprint submission to make the criminal history available to the applicant upon request.
For all of the background check results you must contact the company or the State agency that requested the background check.
You can visit FDLE’s transaction control check at https://cchinet.fdle.state.fl.us/search/app/orilookup?9 and enter the TCN number (the number on your receipt that references your fingerprint transaction) that is provided to you by Accurate Biometrics. You may also contact FDLE for general information at 850-410-8109.
It is very important to make sure that the State agency requesting the background check has received results. FDLE will only re-send the results back to the State agency at their own request within a period of six months. After this time frame, neither Accurate Biometrics nor FDLE are responsible for the fingerprint response dissemination and the fingerprints will be purged off the FDLE system. This will cause you to have to start the process all over again from the beginning.
You should contact the “Florida Department of Law Enforcement Expungement Unit at 850-410-7870 to request a packet regarding expungement or sealing of criminal records for qualifying individuals. The website is http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Seal-and-Expunge-Process/Seal-and-Expunge-Home.aspx for further information.
Whether you need fingerprinting for employment, licensing, or personal reasons, we are here to help.
