How to apply for a business 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and the result of the application, and whether or not the applicant has ever been the holder of such a license which was revoked or suspended; (7) If the applicant is a corporation or copartnership, a statement showing whether or not any of the partners, employees, officers, or directors has been refused such a license, or has been the holder of such a license which was revoked or suspended.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. (c) A fee of $10 shall accompany each application for a license.