Who Needs Fingerprinting for a Florida Employee Leasing or PEO Application?

What do EL, PEO and controlling person mean?

DBPR uses EL for employee leasing company and CO for controlling person in its profession information. PEO is the familiar term professional employer organization. A controlling person concerns the power to direct the company’s management or policies, not simply an employee working at a client site. Use the application’s own definition to identify the people involved.

Why the company structure matters

A single company, a company group, a controlling-person application and a special registration category may follow different checklists. Do not infer the required number of fingerprint submissions from the number of workers on the payroll. If ownership or a controlling person is changing, get the current application instructions from DBPR before deciding who should attend.

How is this different from client-employee screening?

A client may separately require healthcare, childcare or other screening for someone assigned to its workplace. That request serves the client’s regulated activity, not the PEO licensing application. One individual may therefore receive different instructions for different roles. Show both requests rather than selecting whichever purpose sounds broader or assuming one scan satisfies all employers.

How should the capture appointment be prepared?

Bring the relevant employee leasing or controlling-person application, the confirmed routing data and required IDs. Keep each person’s name, application and receipt clearly associated. Ask for a quote covering the agreed submissions and do not buy a payroll-wide group package before establishing who actually needs it. Oraz Fingerprinting can review the capture request; DBPR determines licensing and registration requirements.

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