SECTION .0200 – PROVISIONS FOR LICENSEES

14B NCAC 17 .0201          APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

(a)  Each applicant for a license shall submit an online application on the website provided by the Board. When this online application is submitted, it shall be accompanied by:

(1)           electronic submission of fingerprints from a Live Scan or similar system approved by the State Bureau of Investigation or one set of classifiable fingerprints on an F.B.I. fingerprint card provided by the Board and mailed separately to the Board's office;

(2)           one head and shoulders digital photograph of the applicant in JPG format of sufficient quality for identification, taken within six months prior to the online submission;

(3)           statements of the results of a statewide criminal history records search by the reporting service designated by the Board pursuant to G.S. 74D-2.1(a) for any state where the applicant has resided within the preceding 60 months;

(4)           a minimum of three letters attesting to the good character and reputation of the applicant using the online character letter submission process; and

(5)           the applicant's application fee, along with the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and the credit card transaction fee charged by the applicant's credit card provider and collected online.

(b)  Each applicant shall upload evidence of high school graduation either by diploma, G.E.D. certificate, or other equivalent documentation.

(c)  Each applicant for a license shall meet personally with either a Board investigator, the Screening Committee, the Director, or a Board representative designated by the Director prior to being issued a license. The applicant shall discuss the provisions of G.S. 74D and the administrative rules in this Chapter during the personal meeting. The applicant shall sign a form provided by the Board stating that the applicant has reviewed the information with the Board's representative and that the applicant understands G.S. 74D and the administrative rules in this Chapter. During a national or State declared state of emergency that restricts or prohibits travel, the personal meeting requirement may be waived if requested by the applicant in favor of alternative means of communication.

(d)  Each applicant for a branch office license shall submit an online application on the website provided by the Board containing the physical address and telephone number of the branch office, the Qualifying Agent responsible for the branch office, the proposed branch manager, the parameters or scope of duties of the branch office, and the anticipated number of employees. This online application shall be accompanied by the branch office application fee.

(e)  All photographs, record checks, proof of insurance, explanations of criminal charges, explanations of credit history, or requested documents shall be submitted online through the Board's website by any applicant for a permit, license, registration, or certificate within 60 days of the Board's receipt of the application form or a request from Board staff, whichever is later. Any failure to submit required or requested documents to complete the application process within this 60-day period shall void the application and require re-application.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74D-2; 74D-2.1; 74D-3; 74D-5; 74D-7; 74D-8;

Temporary Rule Eff. January 9, 1984, for a period of 120 days to expire on May 7, 1984;

Eff. May 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2012; February 1, 2012; January 1, 2007; September 1, 2006; March 1, 1993; July 1, 1987; January 1, 1986;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 11 .0201 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2017;

Readopted Eff. June 1, 2018;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2019;

Emergency Amendment Eff. June 9, 2020;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2020;

Temporary Amendment Eff. August 28, 2020;

Temporary Amendment Expired Eff. June 12, 2021;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2024; August 1, 2022; November 1, 2021.