.A NOTICE TO OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS
ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT SHERIFFS' OFFICES IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.
If you are visiting Florida from out-of-state, you can get your fingerprints scanned at a nearby sheriff' s office.
However,you need to be aware that if law enforcement authorities reject your scanned fingerprints because of legibility
problems, the law requires you to have your prints scanned A SECOND TIME at the same sheriff's office where your prints
were initially taken.If you hav ealready left Florida and returned home and are unable to return to Florida to have your
prints scanned again, you will have to submit your second set of prints on a fingerprint card using the “hardcard” method.
Because the format of your second fingerprint submission (paper card) will be different from the format of your first
submission (digital scan),FDLE regulations require you to submit a $42 fingerprint processing fee with this second
submission.
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