State RegulationsFL specificDifficulty 2/5
As part of the Florida insurance license application, the background check requirement generally calls for:
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Why B is correct
The Department of Financial Services requires license applicants to submit fingerprints for a state and federal criminal history background check as part of the application process; certain criminal history can disqualify an applicant or require further DFS review. Reference letters, bank credit reports, and blanket sworn denials of minor infractions are not the screening mechanism Florida uses. In practice, fingerprints are typically submitted electronically through the DFS's vendor after the application is filed.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) References from other licensees are not part of the statutory background check; the process relies on fingerprint-based criminal history records.
- C) A bank credit report is not the required screening document; the DFS uses fingerprint-based criminal history records.
- D) The check screens for relevant criminal history through fingerprints, not blanket sworn denials of all infractions.
Memory hook
Fingerprints first - Florida and FBI.