Phase 1 Application Requirements

(1) The requirements set forth in 205 CMR 111.00 apply to the Phase 1 determination of suitability issued by the commission unless otherwise noted. (2) Commission Consultation. The commission or its designees may conduct one or more consultation meetings to provide guidance on Phase 1 standards and procedures and answer any appropriate inquiries. (3) Applicants must use the appropriate application forms issued or adopted by the commission. Each application shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the applicable provisions of M.G.L. c. 23K and 205 CMR 101.00 through 117.00 and the instructions on the commission's forms. Applicants for a category 1 license or a category 2 license shall, at a minimum, submit the following completed forms to initiate RFA-1 review under 205 CMR 111.02: Business Entity Disclosure Form - Category 1 and Category 2 Entity Applicants and Holding/ Intermediary Companies; 205 CMR 111.03: Multi-jurisdictional Personal History Form; and 205 CMR 111.04: Massachusetts Supplemental Form. (4) At a minimum, the application must contain: (a) all the relevant information required in 205 CMR 111.00; (b) the license fee pursuant to 205 CMR 114.00: Fees; and (c) disclosure of payments or contributions to local governments pursuant to 205 CMR 108.02: Mandatory Disclosure of Political Contributions and Community Contributions. (5) Applicants have an affirmative responsibility to submit a complete Phase 1 application in the forms specified under 205 CMR 111.01(3) by the deadline established by the commission. The commission shall have no obligation to accept or review an incomplete application submitted by the established deadline. (6) The commission may, in its discretion, extend the time for filing a complete application to enable an applicant to cure a deficiency in its application, provided that the application was submitted and the applicable fee was paid before the established deadline, or to provide reasonable additional time for filing in cases in which extraordinary circumstances prevented a timely filing.