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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-26-36.1. Fingerprint record and criminal background checks for applicants for licensure; fees.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-26-36.1. Fingerprint record and criminal background checks for applicants for licensure; fees.

Any applicant for licensure under this article shall have satisfactory results from a fingerprint record check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as determined by the board. Application for a license under this article shall constitute express consent and authorization for the board or its representative to perform a criminal background check. Each applicant who submits an application to the board for licensure agrees to provide the board with any and all information necessary to run a criminal background check, including, but not limited to, classifiable sets of fingerprints. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of such background check.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-26-36.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 437, § 1/HB 99.