§ 17-40-307 - License -- Application and examination. - Arkansas Statutes

17-40-307. License -- Application and examination.

(a) An application for a license under this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies. The application shall include:

(1) The full name and business address of the applicant;

(2) The name under which the applicant intends to do business;

(3) A statement as to the general nature of the business in which the applicant intends to engage;

(4) A statement as to the classification under which the applicant desires to be qualified;

(5) The full name and residence address of each of the applicant's partners, officers, directors, and its manager, if the applicant is an entity other than an individual;

(6) Two (2) recent photographs, of a type prescribed by the board, of the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, or of each officer and of each partner or shareholder who owns a twenty-five percent (25%) or greater interest in the applicant, if the applicant is an entity;

(7) Two (2) classifiable sets of fingerprints of the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, or of each officer and of each partner or shareholder who owns a twenty-five percent (25%) or greater interest in the applicant, if the applicant is an entity;

(8) A verified statement of his or her experience qualifications;

(9) A verified statement disclosing any record of convictions of the applicant of a felony, Class A misdemeanor, a crime involving an act of violence, or any crime involving moral turpitude; and

(10) Such information as may be required by the board which would show that the applicant is honest, trustworthy, and of good character.

(b) An application for a license under this chapter shall include the social security number of the one making the application.

(c) The board may require an applicant or his or her manager to demonstrate qualifications by an examination to be determined by the board or show proof of other qualifications as may be determined by the board.

(d) Payment of the application fee prescribed by this chapter entitles the applicant or his or her manager to one (1) examination without further charge. If the person fails to pass the examination, he or she shall not be eligible for any subsequent examination except upon payment of the reexamination fee which shall be set by the board in an amount not in excess of the renewal fee for the license classification for which license application was originally made.

(e) (1) Each first-time applicant and applicant for license renewal shall be required to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police for a state and national criminal background check to be conducted by the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(2) The check shall conform to applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required in subdivision (a)(7) of this section.

(3) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal background check.

(4) Upon completion of the criminal background check, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall forward to the board all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.