Navigating Florida’s Fingerprint Background Checks

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

FDLE, serving as the state agency overseeing criminal background checks, plays a pivotal role in various aspects such as licensing, employment, permits, registrations, foreign adoption, and immigration/visa clearances. Once results are obtained, FDLE promptly forwards them to the relevant requesting agency within a three-day window.

Background Check

The term “background check” is often used interchangeably with “criminal history check” or “criminal history background check,” leading to occasional confusion. From the FDLE perspective, a background check primarily involves a criminal history record review aimed at determining if an individual has a history of arrest and/or conviction. While some entities might extend this term to include driver’s record checks, credit checks, or interviews with neighbors and employers, FDLE’s scope encompasses searches across various databases:

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