Fingerprinting & Permitting

FINGERPRINTING SERVICES

Do you need a fingerprint-based Georgia background check? Does your employer need a copy of your fingerprints to perform a background check for employment or licensing purposes? The Woodstock Police Department can help!

Woodstock Police Department
Records Division
12453 Hwy 92
Woodstock, GA 30188

Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

What you need to know:

  • The cost is $60.00.
  • We accept cash, credit/debit cards, and money orders. NO PERSONAL CHECKS.
  • A 4% convenience fee is assessed for all credit/debit card transactions.
  • You MUST make an appointment. 
    • You will need to bring your government-issued photo ID to your appointment
    • If you have fingerprint cards, please bring them. Do NOT fill anything out prior to your appointment
    • If you do not have fingerprint cards, we will provide you with at least two FD 258 fingerprint cards. If you need more than 2, simply let your technician know the day of your appointment.
IMPORTANT: We cannot perform nationwide (also known as FBI) fingerprint-based background checks. If your employer requires a nationwide (FBI) fingerprint-based background check, you must go to a GAPS location. 
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MANAGERS SERVICES & RENEWALS

You can obtain a Manager’s Permit (also known as a Pouring License) from the Woodstock Police Department.

Woodstock Police Department
Records Division
12453 Hwy 92
Woodstock, GA 30188
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

What you need to know:

New Applications

  • The cost is $60.00
  • We accept cash, credit/debit cards, and money orders. NO PERSONAL CHECKS.
  • A 4% convenience fee is assessed for all credit/debit card transactions.
  • You MUST make an appointment. 
    • You will need to bring your government-issued photo ID to your appointment

At your appointment, you will:

  • Complete your application
  • Be fingerprinted
  • Have your picture taken

Please allow 2-4 weeks to process your application. Your permit will be mailed to the home address listed in the application packet.

Renewal Applications

  • The cost is $30.00
  • We accept cash, credit/debit cards, and money orders. NO PERSONAL CHECKS.
  • A 4% convenience fee is assessed for all credit/debit card transactions.
  • You MUST make an appointment. 
    • You will need to bring your government-issued photo ID

At your appointment, you will:

  • Complete your application
  • Have your picture taken

Please allow 2-4 weeks to process your application. Your permit will be mailed to the home address listed in the application packet.

Sec. 6-102. - Manager's permit.

(a) Every person licensed under this chapter for the retail sale of distilled spirits, malt beverages or wine for consumption on the premises shall employ one or more persons as manager for the licensed establishment. At least one manager shall be at the licensee's premises during all times that alcoholic beverages are being consumed thereon, and such manager shall be in charge of the premises and responsible for the actions of the employees and customers of the licensed establishment. Each such manager shall obtain a manager's permit as provided in this section, and this permit shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance.

(b) Each person wishing to obtain a manager's permit must make application on a form provided by the police department within three days of the date of employment. Such application shall include proof of residency as required in article I, subsection 6-13(a) and (b) of this chapter. Upon receiving the completed application, the police department shall arrange to have the applicant photographed and fingerprinted and to place these records on file in the police department. The police department shall be authorized to issue a manager's permit after verifying the facts in the application.

(c) Licensees and managers under this section shall keep a copy of the permit on file at all times in the establishment and shall make these permits available for inspection during operating hours.

(d) Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any law or ordinance governing the sale of alcoholic beverages or sale or possession of illegal drugs in the past five years shall be ineligible to receive a manager's permit.

(e) If any manager of the licensee shall cease to be an employee of the licensee or shall cease to be a resident as required in subsection (b) above or in any manner ceases to meet the requirements of this section, the manager's permit shall be deemed null and void.

(f) Any person licensed under this chapter for the retail sale of distilled spirits, malt beverages, or wine for consumption on the premises may receive a manager's permit without duplicating the procedures sets forth in this section.

(Code 1989, § 9-1-63; Res. No. 95-01-10, 1-10-1995; Ord. No. 05-09-13, § 9-13-2005; Ord. of 3-16-2006; Ord. No. 2009-0002, 3-9-2009; Ord. of 1-9-2017, § 9)

State Law reference— Authority to regulate licensee, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-2; authority to adopt rules governing license to sell distilled spirits, O.C.G.A. § 3-4-110.