What does the Missouri Real Estate Commission do with my fingerprints?

Any individual who is applying for a real estate license in Missouri must be fingerprinted before submitting a real estate application for licensure to the Missouri Real Estate Commission. Each real estate license applicant must have their fingerprints taken by a vendor-approved by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Applicants for a MO real estate license must first register with MACHS – Missouri Automated Criminal History Site. When contacting MACHS, the applicant must provide the MREC’s four-digit authorization number, 0004, which essentially authorizes and directs the MSHP to forward the criminal history results to the MREC.

The Missouri Real Estate Commission reviews the results of the criminal background check to determine if the real estate license applicant meets state eligibility requirements.

Any individual who is applying for a real estate license in Missouri must be fingerprinted prior to the submission of a Missouri real estate license application. If fingerprints are somehow illegible, an applicant may be asked to come back to retake their fingerprints.

An out-of-state real estate applicant must have their fingerprints taken by the local law enforcement agency through the process known as Cardscan. This agency will forward the fingerprints directly to IDEMIA. IDEMIA forwards these prints to the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the FBI.

The background search result can take anywhere from 3 to 5 days to be received by the Missouri Real Estate Commission from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The cost for fingerprinting in Missouri is $41.75. This fee is split as follows: · The fee to IDEMIA is $8.50. · The fee to the FBI is $13.25. · The fee to the Missouri State Highway Patrol is $20.00.