- (1) Applicants required to submit fingerprints must first submit a license application and acknowledgement of rights before they take the necessary steps to submit a set of fingerprints to the Montana Department of Justice for examination and issuance of a criminal record history report to the department from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- (2) A fingerprint report is valid for six months from the date of the department's receipt of the report.
- (3) An incomplete application expires one year after initial submission, and the applicant must reapply, pay a new application fee, and cause the department to receive a new fingerprint report to be considered for licensure.
Authorizing statute(s): 37-60-202, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 37-60-303, 37-60-304, MCA
History: NEW, 1984 MAR p. 589, Eff. 4/13/84; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 946, Eff. 5/30/86; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 1772, Eff. 9/14/90; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 633, Eff. 4/8/97; TRANS, from Commerce, & AMD, 2005 MAR p. 1926, Eff. 10/7/05; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2918, Eff. 11/23/06; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1194, Eff. 5/14/10; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1957, Eff. 10/28/17; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1744, Eff. 12/9/23.