2016 Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions
Chapter 40 - Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
Subchapter 3 - -- License, Credential, and Commission
§ 17-40-307. License or credential -- Application and examination

(a) An application for a license or credential under this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by the Director of the Department of Arkansas State Police and 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 and the business classification in which the applicant intends to engage;

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

(5) Two (2) recent passport-style photographs of the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, or of each officer and of each partner or shareholder who owns an interest of twenty-five percent (25%) or greater in the applicant if the applicant is an entity;

(6) 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 an interest of twenty-five percent (25%) or greater in the applicant if the applicant is an entity;

(7) A verified statement of the applicant's experience qualifications;

(8) A verified statement disclosing any record of arrests, pending criminal charges, or convictions of the applicant of a felony, Class A misdemeanor, a crime involving an act of violence, or any crime involving moral turpitude, including those that have been sealed or expunged; and

(9) Information that may be required by the director that would show that the applicant is honest, trustworthy, and of good character if the applicant is an individual.

(b) An application for a license or credential under this chapter shall include the Social Security number of the applicant.

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

(d) (1) Payment of the application fee prescribed by this chapter entitles the applicant or his or her manager to one (1) examination without further charge.

(2) 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 director.

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

(B) Criminal history records from the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall be available to the director for the review of applicant qualification.

(2) The state and national criminal background check shall conform to applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints as required in subdivision (a)(6) of this section.

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

(4) Upon completion of the state and national criminal background check, the department shall forward to the director all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.

(f) The burden is on the applicant to provide information sufficient to allow the director to determine if the applicant is qualified to hold the license or credential.