§289-3 Application for a license. (a) Any person desiring to engage in any business described in section 289-2 shall file an application for a license therefor with the director of finance. The application for a license shall be made on the form prescribed by the director of finance and shall contain the following information:

(1) Name of applicant and location of principal place of business;

(2) The kind or nature of the business or businesses enumerated in section 289-2 which is to be conducted;

(3) Name or style under which the business is to be conducted;

(4) Name and address of each owner or partner, and, if a corporation, the names of the officers and directors;

(5) Address of each place of business at which the business is to be conducted;

(6) A statement showing whether or not the applicant has previously applied for a license under this chapter and the result of the application, and whether or not the applicant has ever been the holder of such a license which was revoked or suspended;

(7) If the applicant is a corporation or copartnership, a statement showing whether or not any of the partners, employees, officers, or directors has been refused such a license, or has been the holder of such a license which was revoked or suspended.

(b) Prior to the expiration of a license issued under this chapter, in lieu of an application for any renewal of a license as required herein, the director of finance may accept a verified certificate signed by the licensee showing that there has been no change, or no change with specified exceptions, since the last filing of an application in respect to:

(1) Personnel of owners, partners, officers, or directors;

(2) Location of offices, or principal place of business; and

(3) That no proceeding is pending for the suspension or revocation of the licensee's existing license.