§ 12-202. Applications for licenses

   (a) Application required. --

   (1) An applicant for a license shall:

      (i) submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and

      (ii) pay to the Secretary an application fee of $ 300.

   (2) The application fee is nonrefundable.

(b) Required signature. -- The applicant shall sign the application under oath.

(c) Contents of application. -- In addition to any other information that the Secretary requires, the application shall state:

   (1) the name, date of birth, and residence address of the applicant;

   (2) the fixed business address of the applicant;

   (3) the fixed address in the State where precious metal objects will be stored, if different from the fixed business address, provided, however, that a bank or safe deposit box is not an acceptable storage location unless written consent by the applicant and a bank official authorizing access to the storage facility and examination of its contents by law enforcement officers or agents accompany the application;

   (4) a telephone number at which the applicant can be reached during normal business hours;

   (5) each address where the applicant has conducted any business during the 36 months before application;

   (6) the driver's license number, if any, of the applicant; and

   (7) the name and permanent address of each employee who will work with the applicant in the business of the applicant.

(d) Statement about stolen property investigation. -- The application form shall contain, immediately above the signature line, the following:

"If issued a license, I agree to allow a municipal, county, or State police officer or agent acting in the course of a stolen property investigation or an investigation of a violation of this title to inspect and photograph all precious metal objects and records at my business or storage locations."

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 418; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1997, chs. 171, 227, 735; 2011, ch. 321.