Digital Appointment System Launched By Milton Police

MILTON, GA — Beginning Tuesday, the Milton Police Department will schedule all fingerprint, including for alcohol pouring permits, and background check appointments through a new digital system.

This new system will streamline the appointment process, with only open time slots showing availability, and applicants filling in all of their own information. Previously, applicants called Milton Police during weekday office hours to find an open appointment and then give their information over the phone. Now they can do this all faster, easier and at any time of day.

“This new system should cut down on our time spent scheduling and setting up appointments,” said Captain Charles Barstow, who oversees Milton Police’s Support Services Division. “And, applicants can now schedule an appointment 24/7; they aren’t limited our administrative hours.”

Fingerprint/pouring permit appointments are available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m., and background check appointments are available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon. Payment is taken on the day of the appointment, using exact cash, credit or debit card.

A fingerprint appointment for Milton residents or servers and bartenders who work in in the city takes about 30 minutes. This service can be used to obtain an alcohol business license or pouring permit, or for immigration or employment reasons. The cost of a fingerprinting is $60.

Background check appointments are Georgia name-based background check for use with employment, employment with children, elderly, or mentally ill, licensing or personal use. This is not a fingerprint background check. The cost is $30, and upon completion you will be issued a paper document certifying results.

Once an appointment is booked, the applicant has the ability to cancel or reschedule online and will receive a reminder email before their appointment.

To schedule all future appointments, go online.