Division of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco

In the News- (Articles are presented as-is and do not reflect the opinions of DBPR, nor is the accuracy of any article guaranteed)

Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Cracks Down on LaRoyale
The charges include sale of a controlled substance, unnatural and lascivious acts, exposure of sexual organs, sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21, and possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under 21.
(WJHG-TV - Channel 7 - Panama City - 05/05/2008)

Current Notices -

NOTICE: ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINTING

Beginning May 21, 2008 applications for Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco licensure will be required to have criminal background check(s) performed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement electronically.  Each applicant shall submit electronic fingerprints through the department’s vendor PearsonVue.   You may contact PearsonVue at www.vue.com or call at 1-877 238-8232.  Additional information regarding this service will be available prior to implementation at www.myflorida.com/dbpr/abt/faq.html.

To provide for applications that may have been in route at the time of this announcement, we will continue to accept the hard copy version for fingerprints until June 15th.

Electronic fingerprinting reduces the likelihood of illegible fingerprints or missing information on the fingerprint card and may reduce the overall application processing time.

We appreciate your assistance in converting to the new process.