58-22-14. Application for license or renewal--Investigation of applicant's fitness--Criminal background check. The applicant for any license under this chapter shall apply in writing, on forms prepared and supplied by the director, and the director may propound any reasonable interrogatories to an applicant for a license under this chapter or on any renewal thereof, relating to the applicant's qualifications, residence, prospective place of business, and any other matters which, in the opinion of the director, are deemed necessary or expedient in order to protect the public and ascertain the qualifications of the applicant. The director may also conduct any reasonable inquiry or investigation the director sees fit, relative to the determination of the applicant's fitness to be licensed or to continue to be licensed. The applicant shall provide any necessary authorization requested by the director to facilitate an inquiry or investigation.
As part of any application to obtain licensure as a bail bondsperson or runner under this chapter, each applicant shall submit to a state and federal criminal background investigation by means of fingerprint checks by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon application, the director shall submit completed fingerprint cards to the Division of Criminal Investigation for purposes of conducting both the state and federal criminal background investigation. Upon completion of the criminal background investigation the Division of Criminal Investigation shall forward to the director all information obtained as a result of the criminal background investigation. The applicant is responsible for any costs associated with background investigations as charged by the appropriate agency conducting and furnishing any background investigations. Failure to submit or cooperate with any criminal background investigation is grounds for denial of an application for licensure under this chapter.
Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 31, § 5; SL 1998, ch 296, § 10; SL 2016, ch 233, § 4.
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