(a) An application for a registration card shall be filed with the commissioner on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by nonrefundable and nonproratable fees for both armed and unarmed registrations. The commissioner shall establish the amounts of the fees in varying amounts for different types of registrations at reasonable levels. The applicant shall furnish the following information:

(1) Name and current residence address;

(2) Date and place of birth;

(3) Social security number;

(4) Telephone number, if any;

(5) All residences during the immediate past five (5) years;

(6) All employment or occupations engaged in during the immediate past five (5) years;

(7) Three (3) sets of classifiable fingerprints;

(8) Three (3) head-and-shoulder photographs taken within the last six (6) months;

(9) A general physical description;

(10) A list of all convictions and pending charges of commission of a felony or misdemeanor in any jurisdiction;

(11) A list of all names used by the applicant other than the name by which the applicant is currently known, with a statement explaining where, when and why the names were used;

(12) A statement whether the applicant has ever been issued or denied a registration card in any jurisdiction and whether the card, if issued, has ever been revoked or suspended;

(13) Type of military discharge; and

(14) Type of security guard/officer registration card, armed or unarmed, applied for. If the applicant seeks an armed registration card, the application shall also include a signed sworn statement that the applicant has had no convictions in any state for a felony.

(b) Any applicant who has already submitted an application for registration or to whom a valid registration card has been issued may submit an application to change registration status from unarmed to armed or from armed to unarmed status. The commissioner may establish the amounts of the fees at levels lower than those required for an initial application for registration.