Exhibit 99.1


                           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, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certifies that:

(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/ Derek V. Smith
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Derek V. Smith
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002