What the GCIC report is
A criminal history record check issued through the Georgia Crime Information Center. It is a required document for licensure, and you bring a copy with you to the test center on exam day alongside your two forms of identification.
Timing: the 60-day window
The report must be dated within 60 days of your exam. This trips people up in both directions. Order it too early. Say, when you start your course. And it expires before you sit. Leave it too late and you are chasing paperwork in the week you should be revising.
The Rule
Book your exam date first, then order the GCIC report to land comfortably inside the 60-day window. Not the other way round.
How scheduling works with PSI covers the sequencing in full.
What GREC actually reviews
GREC looks at criminal history in the context of whether you can be trusted to handle other people's money and act honestly in transactions. That framing matters, because it explains why the review is contextual rather than mechanical. Factors that carry weight:
- The nature and seriousness of the offence, particularly anything involving fraud, theft, or dishonesty.
- How long ago it occurred.
- The circumstances around it, including your age at the time.
- Evidence of rehabilitation: completed sentences, employment history, references.
- Whether you disclosed it fully and accurately.
Disclosure: the part that matters most
The most common way a criminal record ends a licensing application is not the record. It is the failure to disclose it.
Disclose everything the process asks for, completely and accurately, including matters you believe are old, minor, or resolved. An applicant who discloses a serious offence with documentation and context is in a materially stronger position than one who omits a minor one and is found out. Omission looks like concealment, and concealment goes directly to the honesty question the review is actually about.
If you are unsure about your situation
Ask GREC before you spend money on a course. This is a genuine, practical suggestion rather than a disclaimer: candidates sometimes complete the 75-hour course and pay the $175 exam fee before discovering a complication that a phone call would have surfaced. GREC's official guidance is the authority here, and this page is not a substitute for it or for legal advice about your own record.
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