Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in connection with
the Quarterly Report of on Form 10-Q of ChoicePoint Inc. (the "Company") for the
period ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, certifies that: Based on my knowledge,

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

  /s/ Steven W. Surbaugh
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Steven W. Surbaugh
Chief Financial Officer
August 6, 2004