How is the pre-employment criminal background check conducted?
Pre-employment criminal background checks include fingerprint searches of the databases maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Your fingerprints will be captured by staff in the New Hire Center and transmitted electronically to FDLE. If you have ever been arrested and fingerprinted in the United States, the information will more than likely be provided to Miami-Dade County regardless of how much time has passed or the disposition of your case. Having a criminal record does not automatically prevent you from obtaining employment with Miami-Dade County. The hiring department will consider your criminal conduct in determining your suitability for a particular job, but there are no general prohibitions against hiring you. A number of relevant factors, such as the duties of the position you have applied for, the nature of the misconduct, how recent it was, and evidence of rehabilitation, if any, will be considered. Ther
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