&gt; Have you ever had to get a background check? I have. The FBI background check requires ink fingerprints which you get at a police station.<p>Yes. The FBI one in fact (fyi you don&#x27;t have to do those at a police station; depends on why and where you&#x27;re getting one).<p>&gt; Takes 15 minutes and I think $10. Georgia State background check accepts an electronic livescan which i had done at a UPS store. This is easier than getting your car emission tested.<p>Depends on the type of emissions testing you need to do but at least when I lived in MD I would be in and out of the emissions place is about 10 minutes.<p>Regardless emissions is a requirement to simply drive. To drive other people via Uber or Lyft you simply need to open the app and have a legal vehicle. Adding this requirement now prevents those drivers who only drive temporarily or when they think of it and need some extra cash. If you&#x27;re a college student who wants to get some extra bucks you might try Uber or Lyft, realize you need to get fingerprinted (which could take weeks depending on where you are) and either you&#x27;re paying for it (requiring more time to make up the difference) or Uber or Lyft are paying for it (which likely means more fees for customers as that will be very expensive).<p>Doesn&#x27;t seem realistic at all to me.