1. (1) An application for a license or for a certificate of registration as a process server must be submitted to the department and accompanied by the application fee set by the board.

2. (2) An application must be made under oath and must include:

   1. (a) the full name and address of the applicant;
   2. (b) the name under which the applicant intends to do business;
   3. (c) a statement as to the general nature of the business in which the applicant intends to engage;
   4. (d) a statement as to whether the applicant desires to be licensed as a contract security company, a proprietary security organization, an electronic security company, a branch office, a certified firearms instructor, a private investigator, a security alarm installer, an alarm response runner, a resident manager, or a private security guard or registered as a process server;
   5. (e) except for an applicant pursuant to 37-60-303(7)(a), one recent photograph of the applicant, of a type prescribed by the department, and one classifiable set of the applicant's fingerprints;
   6. (f) a statement of the applicant's age and experience qualifications, except for an applicant pursuant to 37-60-303(7)(a); and
   7. (g) other information, evidence, statements, or documents as may be prescribed by the rules of the board.
3. (3) The board shall verify the statements in the application.
4. (4) The submittal of fingerprints is a prerequisite to the issuance of a license or certificate of registration to an applicant, other than an applicant under 37-60-303(7)(a), by means of fingerprint checks by the Montana department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation.

History: En. 66-3309 by Sec. 9, Ch. 234, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3309; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 22, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 550, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 647, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 63, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 375, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 126, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 405, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 502, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 194, L. 2009.