What does the UDRE do with my fingerprints?

Yes, Utah does require all sales agent applicants to have fingerprints submitted for a state and federal background check.

You can schedule fingerprints for the same day as your licensing exam. The fee is $12 in his paid to Pearson VUE. If you take the test at a center that does not have digital fingerprinting, you will be issued two fingerprint cards for use at a local law enforcement agency or a third-party fingerprinting vendor.

The Utah Division of Real Estate uses fingerprints to run a federal and state background check. They are reviewing your criminal record history for any concerns. The Division also holds a separate file of fingerprints that can be searched against future submissions to the local and regional criminal records databases.

Your fingerprints need to be taken as part of the license application process. It is advised to wait until you pass the exam before getting your fingerprints taken. You need to schedule a fingerprinting appointment with Pearson VUE if you want to be printed at the test center.

Nonresidents will need to request fingerprint cards from the Utah Division of Real Estate. Take these cards to a local law enforcement agency or a third-party vendor for fingerprinting. You will then send them back to the UDRE for processing. This will need to be accomplished within your 90-day window.

Digital fingerprints taken at the Pearson VUE test center are immediately put into the system for processing. Any fingerprints done on ink cards will take longer, depending on when you send them in and the backlog of processing.

Digital fingerprinting done at the Pearson VUE test center will cost you $12. Fingerprinting done elsewhere may have a different fee. Your license application also includes a $40 fingerprint processing fee with the Utah Division of Real Estate.