Contractors Certification Division
Planning, Zoning & Building
nd
2300 N. Jog Road, 2
Floor Suite 2W-61
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Office (561) 233-5525
Fax (561) 233-5554
Email:
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Background Fingerprint Service Providers
Dear Applicant, as of 10/1/2015, the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) has implemented a
new ruling to perform livescan fingerprints. You must obtain fingerprints to comply with the application
requiring a criminal background check on all applicants.
Below is the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) website which you may use to locate a
livescan fingerprinting provider:
ProvidersVendors.aspx
The approved Livescan Providers link is maintained by the Florida Department of Business and
Professional Regulation (DBPR).
You may also check with your local law enforcement agencies, such as police departments and
sheriff’s offices to see if they provide livescan fingerprinting.
The Palm Beach County Identifier (ORI Number) is FL750157Z. This number must be given to
the fingerprinting provider in order for Contractors Certification to receive the results. Confirm
with the Provider, prior to selection, that they can process your fingerprints using our ORI
number.
Contractors Certification must receive the fingerprint results prior to your application being
reviewed.
Please feel free to provide a copy of this document to the Fingerprint Provider.
CILB Rule #7 Criminal Record:
(A.) Criminal Background Checks: are to demonstrate that the applicant is of good moral character
and is fit for licensure, the applicant must submit to a Level 2 criminal background check
conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The cost of the criminal background check is to be covered by the applicant.
If the applicant is found to have a criminal background, the Board may deny issuance of a
certificate of competency based upon:
(1.) the relationship of the crime to contracting;
(2.) the severity of the crime; or
(3.) the potential for public harm.
However, the Board may consider as mitigating factors:
(1.) the length of time since the commission of the crime; and
(2.) evidence of rehabilitation of the applicant.
The Board may not deny licensure to an applicant based solely upon a conviction or the
applicant’s failure to provide proof of restoration of civil rights. In determining the issuance of
a re-certification, the Board may require the licensed contractor to submit to a criminal
background check.
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Informational/Reference
Rev. 2/1/18