North Dakota Century Code Title 13. Debtor and Creditor Relationship § 13-11-03. Application for license

1. Every application for a debt-settlement provider license, or for a renewal thereof, must be made in the form prescribed by the commissioner and must contain any information which the commissioner determines necessary and proper. The commissioner may require any applicant to provide additional information that is not requested on the application form. The applicant must register with the secretary of state if so required.

2. To fulfill the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may establish relationships or contracts with a nationwide multistate licensing system and registry or other entities designated by a nationwide multistate licensing system and registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensees or other persons subject to the chapter. The applicant shall pay directly to such nationwide multistate licensing system any additional fee relating to participation in such nationwide multistate licensing system.

3. In connection with an application for licensing as a debt-settlement provider, or any license renewals, the applicant shall furnish to the nationwide multistate licensing system information concerning the applicant's identity, which may include:

4. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact which the federal bureau of investigation may have to maintain for purposes of subsection 3, the commissioner may use the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting information from and distributing information to the department of justice or any governmental agency.

5. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact which the commissioner may have to maintain for purposes of subsection 3, the commissioner may use the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting and distributing information to and from any source so directed by the commissioner.