Florida State Guard applicants; criminal history record checks.
F.S. 251.002
in effect(1)
Each applicant for the Florida State Guard must submit a complete set of fingerprints to the Division of the State Guard or to the vendor, entity, or agency authorized by s. 943.053(13) to accept electronic fingerprints. The division, vendor, entity, or agency, as applicable, shall forward the fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement for state processing, and the Department of Law Enforcement shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.
(2)
The Department of Military Affairs shall, and the Division of the State Guard may, review the results of the state and national criminal history record checks and determine whether the applicant meets the specified qualifications to serve in the Florida State Guard.
(3)
Fees for state and federal fingerprint processing and retention must be borne by the Division of the State Guard. The state cost for fingerprint processing must be as provided in s. 943.053(3)(e).
(4)
Fingerprints submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement pursuant to this section must be retained by the Department of Law Enforcement as provided in s. 943.05(2)(g) and (h) along with enrollment of the fingerprints in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s national retained print arrest notification program. Any arrest record identified must be reported to the Division of the State Guard.
Source: FL Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter251/AllFetched: 7/8/2026