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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                                CHOICEPOINT INC.
                           RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
                           FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS

      This AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of _____ (the "Date of Grant")
by and between CHOICEPOINT INC., a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), and
_________________________ (the "Grantee").

1.          GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to and upon the terms,
      conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the
      Company's 2003 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), the Company hereby
      grants to the Grantee as of the Date of Grant __________ shares of
      Restricted Stock. The Restricted Stock shall be fully paid and
      nonassessable and shall be represented by a certificate registered in the
      name of the Grantee and bearing a legend referring to the restrictions
      hereinafter set forth.

2.          RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The shares of
      Restricted Stock:

      (a)          may not be sold, pledged, exchanged, or otherwise encumbered
            or disposed of by the Grantee, except to the Company, and

      (b)          may not be assigned or transferred except (A) to the Company,
            or a Family Member of the Grantee, or entities controlled by or
            benefiting them, as described in Section 12 of the Plan, and then
            (B) (i) if during the Grantee's life, only upon the approval of the
            Company's Chief Financial Officer and/or its Vice President with
            responsibility for compensation and benefits, or (ii) by execution
            and delivery of a Beneficiary Designation Form provided by the
            Company or, if none, by will or by the laws of descent and
            distribution, until they have become nonforfeitable in accordance
            with Section 3.

Any purported transfer, encumbrance or other disposition of the Restricted Stock
that is in violation of this Section 2 shall be null and void, and the other
party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or
interest in the Restricted Stock.

3.          VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK.

      (a)          The Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereby shall become
            nonforfeitable on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant,
            subject to the Grantee's continuous service as an employee of the
            Company.

      (b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of subsection (a) of
            this Section 3, all of the shares of Restricted Stock shall
            immediately become nonforfeitable in the event of (i) a Change in
            Control (as defined in the Plan); (ii) the Grantee's death; or (iii)
            the Grantee's termination of service under conditions specifically
            approved by the Board for this purpose.

4.          FORFEITURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to Section 3(b), and except
      as the Committee may determine on a case-by-case basis, any shares of
      Restricted Stock that have not theretofore become nonforfeitable shall be
      forfeited if the Grantee ceases to serve continuously as an Employee,
      Officer or Director of the Company at any time prior to the applicable
      vesting date. In the event of forfeiture, the certificate(s) representing
      the shares of Restricted Stock shall be canceled. In the event of a
      termination for Cause, all shares of Restricted Stock on which the

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      restrictions described in Section 2 have not lapsed shall be forfeited.
      For this purpose, "Cause" shall mean that the Grantee has committed prior
      to termination of employment any of the following acts:

      (a)          an intentional act of fraud, embezzlement, theft, or any
            other material violation of law (A) in connection with the Grantee's
            duties or in the course of the Grantee's service on behalf of the
            Company, or (B) which is otherwise materially injurious to the
            Company, monetarily or otherwise;

      (b)          intentional wrongful damage to material assets of the
            Company;

      (c)          intentional wrongful disclosure of material confidential
            information of the Company;

      (d)          intentional wrongful engagement in any competitive activity
            that would constitute a material breach of the duty of loyalty; or

      (e)          intentional breach of any stated material employment policy
            of the Company.

5.          DIVIDEND, VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided
      herein, the Grantee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with
      respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including the right to vote
      such shares and receive any dividends that may be paid thereon; provided,
      however, that any additional Common Shares or other securities that the
      Grantee may become entitled to receive pursuant to a stock dividend, stock
      split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
      separation or reorganization or any other change in the capital structure
      of the Company shall be subject to the same restrictions as the shares of
      Restricted Stock.

6.          RETENTION OF STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) BY THE COMPANY. The certificate(s)
      representing the Restricted Stock shall be held in custody by the
      Secretary or Treasurer of the Company, together with a stock power
      endorsed in blank by the Grantee with respect thereto, until those shares
      have become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 3.

7.          TAXES AND WITHHOLDING. If the Company shall be required to withhold
      any federal, state, local or foreign tax in connection with the issuance
      or vesting of any restricted or nonrestricted Common Shares or other
      securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantee shall pay the tax or
      make provisions that are satisfactory to the Company for the payment
      thereof. The Grantee may elect to satisfy all or any part of the minimum
      statutory withholding requirement by surrendering to the Company a portion
      of the nonforfeitable Common Shares that are issued or transferred to the
      Grantee hereunder, and the Common Shares so surrendered by the Grantee
      shall be credited against any such withholding obligation at the Market
      Value per Share of such shares on the date of such surrender.

8.          COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to
      comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided,
      however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
      Company shall not be obligated to issue any restricted or nonrestricted
      Common Shares or other securities pursuant to this Agreement if the
      issuance thereof would result in a violation of any such law.

9.          RELATION TO OTHER BENEFITS. Any economic or other benefit to the
      Grantee under this Agreement shall not be taken into account in
      determining any benefits to which the Grantee may

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      be entitled under any compensation plan maintained by the Company and
      shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to
      any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering Employees, Officers
      or Directors of the Company.

10.         AMENDMENTS. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an
      amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable
      hereto; provided, however, that no amendment shall adversely affect the
      rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee's consent.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be amended in such
      particulars as are necessary or appropriate to reflect the applicable
      provisions of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
      amended, in order to avoid current taxation of the grant made pursuant
      hereto, and to avoid any penalty taxes imposed on noncomplying
      arrangements.

11.         SEVERABILITY. In the event that one or more of the provisions of
      this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent
      jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable
      from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof
      shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.

12.         RELATION TO PLAN. This Agreement is subject to the terms and
      conditions of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistent provisions
      between this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. Capitalized
      terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to
      them in the Plan.

13.         GOVERNING LAW. The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of
      this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed
on its behalf by its duly authorized officer and Grantee has also executed this
Agreement in duplicate, as of the day and year first above written.

                                                   CHOICEPOINT INC.

                                                   By:

                                                   _____________________________

      The undersigned Grantee hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of an executed
original of this Agreement and (ii) accepts the right to receive the Common
Shares or other securities covered hereby, subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan and the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.

                                                   _____________________________
                                                   Grantee

                                                   Date:________________________

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                                CHOICEPOINT INC.
                           RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
                           FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS

      This AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of ________________ the "Date
of Grant") by and between CHOICEPOINT INC., a Georgia corporation (the
"Company"), and __________________ (the "Grantee").

1.          GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to and upon the terms,
      conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the
      Company's 2003 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), the Company hereby
      grants to the Grantee as of the Date of Grant _______ shares of Restricted
      Stock. The Restricted Stock shall be fully paid and nonassessable and
      shall be represented by a certificate registered in the name of the
      Grantee and bearing a legend referring to the restrictions hereinafter set
      forth.

2.          RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The shares of
      Restricted Stock:

      (a)          may not be sold, pledged, exchanged, or otherwise encumbered
            or disposed of by the Grantee, except to the Company, and

      (b)          may not be assigned or transferred except (A) to the Company,
            or a Family Member of the Grantee, or entities controlled by or
            benefiting them, as described in Section 12 of the Plan, and then
            (B) (i) if during the Grantee's life, only upon the approval of the
            Company's Chief Financial Officer and/or its Vice President with
            responsibility for compensation and benefits, or (ii) by execution
            and delivery of a Beneficiary Designation Form provided by the
            Company or, if none, by will or by the laws of descent and
            distribution, until they have become nonforfeitable in accordance
            with Section 3.

Any purported transfer, encumbrance or other disposition of the Restricted Stock
that is in violation of this Section 2 shall be null and void, and the other
party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or
interest in the Restricted Stock.

3.          VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK.

      (a)          The Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereby shall become
            nonforfeitable on the ______ [NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS] anniversary
            of the Date of Grant, subject to the Grantee's continuous service as
            an employee of the Company.

      (b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of subsection (a) of
            this Section 3, all of the shares of Restricted Stock shall
            immediately become nonforfeitable in the event of (i) a Change in
            Control (as defined in the Plan); (ii) the Grantee's death; or (iii)
            the Grantee's termination of service under conditions specifically
            approved by the Board for this purpose.

      (c)          In the event that the Grantee's service terminates on or
            subsequent to __________________ [DATE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
            TERMINATES], but under circumstances (i) which would not result in
            full vesting pursuant to subparagraphs (a) or (b) above, and (ii)
            other than for Cause,

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            Grantee shall nonetheless have a nonforfeitable right to the same
            percentage of the shares referred to in Section 1 (as adjusted, if
            appropriate) as the number of calendar months of his employment
            during the period from the Date of Grant through the date of his
            termination represents when divided by ___________ [NUMBER OF TOTAL
            MONTHS IN THE CLIFF VESTING PERIOD IN 3(a).] For these purposes, if
            Grantee provides services for a portion but not all of a calendar
            month, he shall nonetheless be credited with a full calendar month
            of employment. In the event that said calculation results in an
            award of a fractional share, the number shall be increased to the
            next full share.

4.          FORFEITURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK. (a) Subject to Section 3(b), and
      except as the Committee may determine on a case-by-case basis, any shares
      of Restricted Stock that have not theretofore become nonforfeitable shall
      be forfeited if the Grantee ceases to serve continuously as an Employee,
      Officer or Director of the Company at any time prior to the applicable
      vesting date referred to in Section 3(a) above; similarly, if the Grantee
      receives a portion of the Award pursuant to Section 3(c) above, the
      portion to which he is not entitled shall be forfeited.

      (a)          In the event of a termination for Cause, all shares of
            Restricted Stock on which the restrictions described in Section 2
            have not lapsed shall be forfeited. For this purpose, "Cause" shall
            mean that the Grantee has committed prior to termination of
            employment any of the following acts:

            (i)    an intentional act of fraud, embezzlement, theft, or any
                   other material violation of law (A) in connection with the
                   Grantee's duties or in the course of the Grantee's service on
                   behalf of the Company, or (B) which is otherwise materially
                   injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise;

            (ii)   intentional wrongful damage to material assets of the
                   Company;

            (iii)  intentional wrongful disclosure of material confidential
                   information of the Company;

            (iv)   intentional wrongful engagement in any competitive activity
                   that would constitute a material breach of the duty of
                   loyalty; or

            (v)    intentional breach of any stated material employment policy
                   of the Company.

        (c) In the event of forfeiture, the certificate(s) representing the
            shares of Restricted Stock shall be canceled.

5.          DIVIDEND, VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided
      herein, the Grantee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with
      respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including the right to vote
      such shares and receive any dividends that may be paid thereon; provided,
      however, that any additional Common Shares or other securities that the
      Grantee may become entitled to receive pursuant to a stock dividend, stock
      split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
      separation or

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      reorganization or any other change in the capital structure of the Company
      shall be subject to the same restrictions as the shares of Restricted
      Stock.

6.          RETENTION OF STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) BY THE COMPANY. The certificate(s)
      representing the Restricted Stock shall be held in custody by the
      Secretary or Treasurer of the Company, together with a stock power
      endorsed in blank by the Grantee with respect thereto, until those shares
      have become nonforfeitable in accordance with Section 3.

7.          TAXES AND WITHHOLDING. If the Company shall be required to withhold
      any federal, state, local or foreign tax in connection with the issuance
      or vesting of any restricted or nonrestricted Common Shares or other
      securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Grantee shall pay the tax or
      make provisions that are satisfactory to the Company for the payment
      thereof. The Grantee may elect to satisfy all or any part of the minimum
      statutory withholding requirement by surrendering to the Company a portion
      of the nonforfeitable Common Shares that are issued or transferred to the
      Grantee hereunder, and the Common Shares so surrendered by the Grantee
      shall be credited against any such withholding obligation at the Market
      Value per Share of such shares on the date of such surrender.

8.          COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to
      comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided,
      however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
      Company shall not be obligated to issue any restricted or nonrestricted
      Common Shares or other securities pursuant to this Agreement if the
      issuance thereof would result in a violation of any such law.

9.          RELATION TO OTHER BENEFITS. Any economic or other benefit to the
      Grantee under this Agreement shall not be taken into account in
      determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any
      compensation plan maintained by the Company and shall not affect the
      amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under
      any life insurance plan covering Employees, Officers or Directors of the
      Company.

10.         AMENDMENTS. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an
      amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable
      hereto; provided, however, that no amendment shall adversely affect the
      rights of the Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee's consent.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be amended in such
      particulars as are necessary or appropriate to reflect the applicable
      provisions of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
      amended, in order to avoid current taxation of the grant made pursuant
      hereto, and to avoid any penalty taxes imposed on noncomplying
      arrangements.

11.         SEVERABILITY. In the event that one or more of the provisions of
      this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent
      jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable
      from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof
      shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.

12.         RELATION TO PLAN. This Agreement is subject to the terms and
      conditions of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistent provisions
      between this Agreement and the Plan,

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      the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
      shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

13.         GOVERNING LAW. The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of
      this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed
on its behalf by its duly authorized officer and Grantee has also executed this
Agreement in duplicate, as of the day and year first above written.

                                               CHOICEPOINT INC.

                                               By:______________________________

      The undersigned Grantee hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of an executed
original of this Agreement and (ii) accepts the right to receive the Common
Shares or other securities covered hereby, subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan and the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth.

                                               _________________________________
                                               Grantee

                                               Date:____________________________

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