Start by visiting the state’s Public Service Portal. Here you’ll create an account, create an FCC application, and pay the fees through a credit card checkout. Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive a reference number to use when getting fingerprinted. The AZ Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) recommends contacting a professional fingerprinting service or the local police department for fingerprinting. Electronic fingerprinting is only available if you are physically in Arizona.
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Yes. Arizona requires all applicants to submit their Fingerprint Clearance Card (FCC) as part of the application process. Visit the state’s Public Service Portal to apply for the FCC and schedule your fingerprinting. You can start the process at any time.
Fill out an application through the AZ Department of Public Safety. Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive a reference number to use when getting fingerprinted. Contact a professional fingerprinting service or the local police department for fingerprinting.
You can initiate the fingerprinting process at any time in your licensing process, but you must have received the Fingerprint Clearance Card before you apply for your salesperson license.
During your FCC application, select to submit prints via a paper fingerprint card. The AZDPS will send a fingerprint card in the mail for use, or you can use a card supplied by a fingerprint vendor.
The AZDPS currently charges $67.00 for your Fingerprint Clearance Card. An electronic application has an additional vendor convenience fee of $7.95. The fingerprint vendor you select may charge an additional fee that they set.