Out-of-State Process for the Illinois Adult Use/Recreational Cannabis Program and the Illinois Medical Cannabis Program
- Determine whether you’ll be submitting prints for the Adult Use/Recreational Cannabis program or for the Medical Cannabis Program.
- Dispensary License/Badge: If you do not know or are submitting for both, please contact the IDFPR Cannabis Program to ensure you are getting fingerprinted for the correct purpose. Please ask them for the ORI needed for fingerprinting.
- Department of Agriculture (IDOA) License/Badge: If you do not know or are submitting for both, please contact the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) to ensure you are getting fingerprinted for the correct purpose. Please ask them for the ORI needed for fingerprinting.
- Go to your local police department or a Live scan fingerprint vendor and get your fingerprints on an FD-258 Card or a Fee App card. Keep in mind that we can also provide FD-258 Fingerprint cards if needed for an additional cost.
- Make sure the Identity Verification Certifying Statement (aka OOS-FP Form) is filled out properly. Section 1 needs to be filled by the applicant, Section 2 needs to be filled out by the person who did your fingerprints and Section 3 is for us to fill so please leave it blank.
- We also ask if you can please include a quick cover letter. Nothing too fancy, just something that clearly states your name, reason for fingerprints, the best contact phone number and email address.
- Make sure you print out the appropriate Fingerprint Consent Form.
- Dispensary License/Badge: The IDFPR Adult Use/Recreational Cannabis Program uses the Fingerprint Consent Form with Purpose Code DOA. The Medical Cannabis Program uses the Fingerprint Consent Form with Purpose Code CDA.
- Department of Agriculture (IDOA) License/Badge: The IDOA Division of Cannabis Regulation uses multiple fingerprint consent forms for Adult Use/Recreational Licenses. Please contact them to obtain the correct form and ORI for fingerprinting.
- Medical Cannabis Cultivation Center
- Adult Use Cannabis Cultivation Center
- Adult Use Craft Grower
- Adult Use Infuser
- Adult Use Transporter
- Call us before mailing anything off so we can discuss your payment options
- Send those documents to:
BioMetric Impressions
188 W. Industrial Drive, Suite 101
Elmhurst, IL 60126 - We recommend that you use FedEx, UPS or USPS priority mail to send the documents and please make sure that they are sealed in a hard envelope. Why? This helps maintain the best quality prints and gets your fingerprints to us sooner.
We will process your fingerprint cards the day we receive them. - After your data has been transmitted, you will receive an email notification from us confirming that we have received and processed your fingerprint card. We will also attach the completed documents as well as a fingerprint receipt so that you can have it for your records as well as submit it with your application.
- Finally, the proper Illinois licensing department will receive the results, typically within 24 to 48 hours.
Card Scan Checklist
- Identity Verification Certifying Statement (OOS-FP Form) – Page 1 in Step 3
- Biometric Impressions Corp. Consent Form – Page 2 in Step 3
- IDFPR/IDOA Fingerprint Consent Form
- Dispensary License/Badge: IDFPR DOA or CDA (see step 5)
- Department of Agriculture (IDOA) License/Badge: Multiple Licenses (see step 5)
- Fingerprint Card (either an FD-258 card or a Fee App Card)
- Please include a typed or neatly written cover letter with: your name, Illinois license you are applying for, your phone number and email address
- Call and ask us about our price for the Adult Use/Recreational Cannabis Program Out-of-State process