Georgia § 43-38-9 - Disposition of applicants' fingerprints.
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§ 43-38-9. Disposition of applicants' fingerprints.
The board shall forward the necessary fingerprints received from each prospective licensee and registrant required to be licensed or registered by the board under this chapter to the Georgia Crime Information Center or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of criminal identification through the fingerprint system of identification established by such bureau and the fingerprint system of investigation established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It shall be the duty of the division director to keep a record of all information received from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to criminal identification and to cooperate with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, similar departments in other states, and the United States Department of Justice in any criminal identification system. At such times as the board may require, fingerprint cards of licensees and registrants may be periodically reprocessed to identify criminal convictions subsequent to licensure or registration. (Ga. L. 1973, p. 40, § 11; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1828, § 8; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1338, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1400, § 9; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.) Cross references. - Georgia Crime Information Center generally, § 35-3-30 et seq.
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-38-9 ("Disposition of applicants' fingerprints.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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