FingerprintING

FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION AND LICENSURE

*** IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS ***
Fingerprint registration should ONLY be submitted following application instructions.
The Commission cannot refund applicants for fingerprinting registrations.

Idemia Identity & Security USA, LLC (“IDEMIA” and "IdentoGO") is the official Georgia Applicant Processing System (“GAPS”) fingerprinting program vendor for the State of Georgia. By submitting fingerprints to IDEMIA, individuals acknowledge that they have been provided, have read, and understand the Terms of Use, IDEMIA IdentoGO Privacy Policy, FBI Privacy Act Statement, and the FBI Non-Criminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights (Title 28 United States Code § 534), as well as the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission's ("GMCC" or "Commission") Applicant Privacy Rights Notification Policy, and give express consent for the Commission to conduct periodic criminal history background checks for the duration of ownership or employment.  These documents are available in electronic format at the links below:

IDEMIA Terms of Use ➚

IDEMIA IdentoGO Privacy Policy ➚

FBI Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights & Privacy Act Statement (PDF) ➚

GMCC Applicant Privacy Rights Notification Policy (PDF) 

Need more information?

For more information regarding IDEMIA, IdentoGO, and GAPS, please visit the GCIC website at: https://gcicweb.gbi.state.ga.us/ncja/ ➚

Need Help?
Contact IDEMIA online at www.identogo.com/contact or by phone at (844) 539-5541.

Request your own FBI National Criminal Records History Report
IDEMIA is authorized through the U.S. Department of Justice Order 556-73 Title 28 CFR 16 to allow U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens the ability to request their own FBI National Criminal Records History Report. Individuals typically make these  requests for personal review, to challenge the information on record, to satisfy a requirement for adopting a child in the United States or internationally, or to satisfy a requirement to live, work or travel in a foreign country (e.g., police certificate, letter of good conduct, Identity History Summary check, etc.). For more information, visit: https://ga.state.identogo.com/ata

FINGERPRINTING INFORMATION FOR PRODUCTION LICENSES

Any new owners or officers since the issuance of the production license or last renewal of such license, whichever occurred later, must register for and submit fingerprints. The Commission shall review the record for all new owners, officers, and the agent of the licensee to ensure there are no drug-related felony convictions, except for felony convictions that are greater than ten years old, are not drug related, or have been expunged or pardoned.

IMPORTANT: Fingerprint registration should ONLY be submitted following the application instructions. The Commission cannot refund applicants for fingerprinting registrations. After registering with the correct service code, applicants will receive a confirmation email indicating the Commission has approved the registration. This confirmation email must be received by the applicant prior to being fingerprinted at an IDEMIA site. IDEMIA cannot fingerprint applicants until after the Commission has approved the registration. 

Follow these steps for successful fingerprinting:

1.  Request Service Code from the Commission 

Contact the Commission for the agency-specific Service Code. To register, you must receive the applicable Service Code prior to registration with IDEMIA. 

2.  Register with IDEMIA online
     https://ga.state.identogo.com/ata ➚

Register on the IDEMIA IdentoGO website. Enter the agency-specific Service Code provided by the Commission. The Reviewing Agency is  "Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission."

3.  Review and approval by the Commission

The registration request is reviewed by the Commission. If the registration is approved, the applicant will receive an automated confirmation email from IDEMIA that the registration has been approved to schedule an appointment for fingerprinting. Applicants can check the status of registration requests on the IDEMIA website at https://uenroll.identogo.com/status-check ➚

4.  Schedule an appointment

Schedule a fingerprinting appointment with IDEMIA. On the automated confirmation email from IDEMIA select the “SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT” link. Use the Universal Enrollment Identification Number (“UEID”) included in the email to login and to schedule your fingerprinting appointment. The Commission strongly encourages applicants to take a copy of the confirmation email with UEID to the appointment at the fingerprinting location. To find IDEMIA IdentoGO fingerprinting locations, please visit: https://www.identogo.com/ ➚

By submitting fingerprints to Georgia Applicant Processing Services, licensees acknowledge that the entity along with all owners, officers, and the agent have been informed of the FBI Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights & Privacy Act Statement (PDF) (Title 28 United States Code § 534) and give express consent for the Commission or Georgia Bureau of Investigation to conduct periodic criminal history background checks for the duration of ownership or employment.

FINGERPRINTING INFORMATION FOR CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 PRODUCTION LICENSE APPLICATION RFP
Georgia Procurement Registry Event ID #11232020 (CLOSED January 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. ET)

IMPORTANT: Fingerprint registration should ONLY be submitted following the application instructions. The Commission cannot refund applicants for fingerprinting registrations. Applicants must contact the Commission to receive the applicable service code prior to registration with IDEMIA. Applicants must register with IDEMIA and receive their confirmation email indicating GMCC has approved the registration prior to being fingerprinted at an IDEMIA IdentoGO Enrollment Center.

Applicants are to register the individual identified on the application with GAPS and submit the paid GAPS fingerprint registration receipt as documentation with the application. The GAPS fingerprint registration receipt should be submitted with Applicant’s SCHEDULE B. MANDATORY APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS documentation. While the registration receipt must be submitted with the application by the closing date, applicants cannot be fingerprinted until after the closing date. Following FBI regulations, the Commission must match the registration receipt submitted with an application. After the closing date, the registration will be reviewed by the Commission, matched to the application, and the applicant will be approved for fingerprinting to be scheduled at a GAPS location (see GAPS website for locations). A fingerprint registration is valid for 90 days from the date on the registration receipt; fingerprinting must be completed within this timeframe. By law, the Competitive Application Class 1 and Class 2 Request For Proposal is required to submit at least one set of classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints to Georgia Applicant Processing Services for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to conduct a criminal background and history check. After reviewing the results of the applicant’s background investigation, the GBI will provide the Commission with the findings.

If selected for award of a license, all persons identified on the application must submit fingerprints prior to production, transportation, or dispensing of any product as a condition of licensure. The Commission shall review the record for all owners, officers, and employees of the applicant to ensure there are no drug-related convictions, except for felony convictions that are greater than ten years old, are not drug related, or have been expunged or pardoned. Any employee found to be in violation of Georgia law for low-THC oil production laws or Commission Rules will result in automatic revocation of the license by the Commission.

By submitting fingerprints to Georgia Applicant Processing Services, applicants acknowledge that the applicant, the company, all owners, officers, and employees have been informed of the FBI Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights & Privacy Act Statement (PDF) (Title 28 United States Code § 534) and give express consent for the Commission or GBI to conduct periodic criminal history background checks for the duration of ownership or employment.