Florida real estatate sales associate and broker applicants have been required to submit fingerprints the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI as part of the application process for a long time now.  But interestingly, the state is now requiring the submission of electronic fingerprints as of July 1, 2006. 

More Information Here: http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/dbpr/electronic_fingerprinting/hot_topic.shtml