§ 58-33A-15. (Effective July 1, 2010) Application for license.
§ 58‑33A‑15. (Effective July 1, 2010) Application for license.
(a) A person applyingfor a public adjuster license shall apply to the Commissioner on theappropriate uniform application or other application prescribed by theCommissioner.
(b) The applicant shalldeclare under penalty of perjury and under penalty of refusal, suspension, orrevocation of the license that the statements made in the application are true,correct, and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief.
(c) An applicant for alicense under this Article shall furnish the Commissioner with a complete setof the applicant's fingerprints in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner anda recent passport size full‑face photograph of the applicant. Theapplicant's fingerprints shall be certified by an authorized law enforcementofficer. The fingerprints of every applicant shall be forwarded to the StateBureau of Investigation for a search of the applicant's criminal history recordfile, if any. If warranted, the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward aset of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a nationalcriminal history record check. An applicant shall pay the cost of the State andany national criminal history record check of the applicant. This subsectiondoes not apply to a person applying for renewal or continuation of a home statepublic adjuster license or a nonresident public adjuster license.
(d) In addition, if anapplicant described in subsection (b) of this section is a business entity, eachkey person must furnish the Commissioner a complete set of the key person'sfingerprints and a recent passport size full‑face photograph of theapplicant. The key person's fingerprints shall be certified by an authorizedlaw enforcement officer. The fingerprints of every key person shall beforwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of the applicant'scriminal history record file, if any. If warranted, the State Bureau ofInvestigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation for a national criminal history record check. Each key personshall pay the cost of the State and any national criminal history record checkof the key person. As used in this subsection, "key person" means aproposed officer, director, or any other individual who will be in a positionto influence the operating decisions of the business entity. This subsectiondoes not apply to a person applying for renewal or continuation of a home statepublic adjuster license or a nonresident public adjuster license.
(e) The Commissionershall keep all information received pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of thissection privileged, in accordance with applicable State and federal law, andthe information shall be confidential and shall not be a public record underChapter 132 of the General Statutes. (2009‑565, s. 1.)