An applicant for a license to be a registration service shall submit an application to the department upon the appropriate form for a license and a distinguishing number. The applicant shall also include with the application any information as to the applicant’s character, honesty, integrity, and reputation which the department requires. The application shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(a) The type of ownership, whether an individual, a partnership, or a corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, the names and titles of all partners, except limited partners, shall be furnished. If the applicant is a corporation, the names and titles of all controlling stockholders, directors, and officers who, by reason of the facts and circumstances, could direct, control, or manage the business of the registration service shall be furnished.

(b) The name and address of the business, including street, city, and postal zip code of the principal place of business and any branch location.

(c) A personal history statement and fingerprints from any person required to be identified in subdivision (a), containing the information the department requires.

(d) The name, address, driver’s license number, and a brief physical description of all persons employed or otherwise engaged by the registration service to perform registration work.

(e) A bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, approved as to form by the Attorney General, to cover any loss to the public or the State of California arising out of the operation of the registration service.

(f) A nonrefundable application fee, as specified in Section 11409.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1196, Sec. 3. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 1196.)