(a) An application for a license shall be in writing upon forms to be furnished by the commissioner and shall contain the full name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, each of the officers and directors thereof, and a statement of the assets and liabilities of the applicant in such form as the commissioner requires. Such application shall be accompanied by a copy of the applicant's business plan and such other information and exhibits as the commissioner shall require.

(b) Upon the filing of the required application and license fee, the commissioner shall investigate the facts and may issue a license if the commissioner finds that:

(1) The applicant has a net worth which is not less than two million five hundred thousand dollars and which is adequate for the applicant to transact business as a business and industrial development corporation;

(2) If the applicant is a corporation, the directors and officers of the applicant are each of good character, each competent to perform their functions with respect to the applicant and collectively adequate to manage the business of the applicant as a business and industrial development corporation;

(3) It is reasonable to believe that the applicant, if licensed, will comply with all applicable provisions of sections 36a-625 to 36a-634, inclusive, and of any regulation adopted pursuant to said sections; and

(4) The licensing of the applicant will promote the public convenience and advantage.

(c) In connection with an application for such license and at any other time, the commissioner may, in accordance with section 29-17a, arrange for a criminal history records check requiring the fingerprinting of each principal, executive officer and director of the business and industrial development corporation or for conducting any other method of positive identification of such individuals required by the State Police Bureau of Identification.

(P.A. 93-382, S. 59, 69; P.A. 94-122, S. 290, 340; P.A. 11-50, S. 14; P.A. 12-96, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 11-50 added Subsec. (c) authorizing commissioner to arrange for criminal history records check of each principal, executive officer and director, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-96 amended Subsec. (c) to make a technical change, effective June 8, 2012.