North Dakota § 13-11-03 - Application for license

§ 13-11-03. Application for license

1. Every application for a debt-settlement provider license, or for a renewal thereof, must be made in the form prescribed by the commissioner and must contain any information which the commissioner determines necessary and proper. The commissioner may require any applicant to provide additional information that is not requested on the application form. The applicant must register with the secretary of state if so required. 2. To fulfill the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may establish relationships or contracts with a nationwide multistate licensing system and registry or other entities designated by a nationwide multistate licensing system and registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensees or other persons subject to the chapter. The applicant shall pay directly to such nationwide multistate licensing system any additional fee relating to participation in such nationwide multistate licensing system. 3. In connection with an application for licensing as a debt-settlement provider, or any license renewals, the applicant shall furnish to the nationwide multistate licensing system information concerning the applicant's identity, which may include: a. Fingerprints for submission to the federal bureau of investigation, and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information for a state, national, and international criminal history background check; b. 4. 5. Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the nationwide multistate licensing system, including the submission of authorization for the nationwide multistate licensing system and the commissioner to obtain: (1) An independent credit report obtained from a consumer reporting agency described in section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act; and (2) Information related to any administrative, civil, or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction; and c. Any other documents, information, or evidence the commissioner deems relevant to the application regardless of the location, possession, control, or custody of such documents, information, or evidence. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact which the federal bureau of investigation may have to maintain for purposes of subsection 3, the commissioner may use the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting information from and distributing information to the department of justice or any governmental agency. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact which the commissioner may have to maintain for purposes of subsection 3, the commissioner may use the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting and distributing information to and from any source so directed by the commissioner.