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Compromise Of Criminal Information

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) recognizes that identity theft is a growing concern among Florida's citizens. Identity theft is defined as the illegal acquisition of personal information such as name, social security number, driver's license, or bank/credit account numbers in order to engage in unlawful acts and is a third degree felony under s. 817.568, Florida Statutes.

On October 15, 2003, Florida Attorney General Crist and FDLE launched a new website designed to serve as the State of Florida's official portal for identity theft information. The site will contain a specially designed "Identity Theft Victim Kit" to assist Floridians in navigating through the process of rebuilding their good names.

One component of the victim kit will provide instructions for initiating an identity theft claim form (link is unavailable) for victims who suspect that their criminal record information has been compromised. To address this issue, claimants must complete the Compromised Identity Review Claim Form, which includes (as a part of the form) a requirement for fingerprinting by any local law enforcement agency. In order to maintain the integrity of this process, the local law enforcement agency will be responsible for mailing the completed form to FDLE in an official agency envelope, where the claimant's fingerprints will be used to verify the identity of the claimant/victim.

The FDLE will compare the claimant's personal identifiers and submitted fingerprints against the identifiers and fingerprints contained in the Computerized Criminal History (CCH) files and Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) database. The FDLE will contact local law enforcement agencies as necessary to obtain information related to the arrest in which the victim claims his/her identity was fraudulently used by another individual.

If FDLE can verify, through a fingerprint comparison, that the claimant's personal identifiers have been used in a criminal record belonging to another person, FDLE will provide the claimant with a Compromised Identity Certificate. This certificate will be issued on security enhanced paper. If the CCH files do not indicate that the claimant has been a victim of identity theft, the FDLE will provide the claimant with an appropriate letter to that effect.

After issuing the Certificate, FDLE will make contact with those Florida law enforcement agencies in which the victim's identifying data was fraudulently used to: a) request removal of fraudulent arrest information from local agency arrest records; and b) obtain local agency authorization to remove fraudulent arrest information from the CCH files. It is important to note that the FDLE, as Florida's central repository of criminal history information, records and stores information provided by Florida criminal justice agencies. The FDLE may not remove arrest or demographic information contained in the CCH files without appropriate authorization/documentation from the submitting/arresting agency or at the direction of the court.

All claims will be assigned a unique certificate number, and entered into a new FDLE database. Law enforcement personnel, as well as civilian employers, landlords, etc., may access information in the database or verify the authenticity of a Compromised Identity Certificate by contacting the FDLE Quality Control Section-Compromised Identity at (850) 410-8880.

If you suspect that your criminal record information has been compromised, download and print the Identity Theft Claim Form and complete the appropriate sections. You can also stop by any District Service Center and obtain a form. Bring the form to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, located at 100 Bush Blvd., Sanford, FL, on Thursday's from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM where we will fingerprint you on the Identity Theft Claim Form only. Finally, the Sheriff's Office Economic & Computer Crimes Unit will forward the form to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Fingerprinting is free if you suspect your criminal record information has been comprimised. If you have any further questions, please contact the Economic & Computer Crimes Unit at (407) 665-6850.