[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":502},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-real-estate-license-fingerprinting-florida":3,"blog-index-fields":336},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":308,"coverImage":310,"date":311,"dateModified":312,"description":313,"extension":314,"faqs":315,"meta":326,"navigation":327,"path":328,"seo":329,"service":265,"stem":330,"tags":331,"__hash__":335},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Freal-estate-license-fingerprinting-florida\u002Findex.md","Fingerprinting for a Florida Real Estate License: What You Need to Know",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":297},"minimark",[9,17,32,35,42,45,51,106,118,124,131,134,151,158,164,167,173,195,202,208,219,225,231,237,243,249,255,258,273,279],[10,11,12],"p",{},[13,14],"img",{"alt":15,"src":16},"Live Scan fingerprinting for a Florida real estate license in Miami","\u002Fblog\u002Freal-estate-license-fingerprinting-florida\u002Fimages\u002Fcover.webp",[10,18,19,23,24,27,28,31],{},[20,21,22],"strong",{},"Quick answer:"," If you're applying for a Florida real estate sales associate or broker license, you'll need to submit fingerprints for a background check as part of your application with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). 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