Applications for licenses

1. Resident insurance producers' applications. a. A complete application must be completed in accordance with the instruction sheet and submitted either electronically or with a paper filing on a commissioner-approved application form. b. An applicant licensed in another state within the preceding ninety days who moves to this state must provide, with the application, proof of clearance from the state in which the insurance producer is currently or was most recently licensed as a resident insurance producer. c. An application form is required to add an additional line of insurance. d. Every application submitted to the department through either a paper or electronic filing must be accompanied by the appropriate fee made payable to either the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. 2. Nonresident insurance producers' applications. a. A complete application for a nonresident insurance producer's license must comply with subdivisions a, c, and d of subsection 1 and must contain a written designation of the commissioner and the commissioner's successors in office as that insurance producer's true and lawful attorney for purposes of service of process. b. An applicant for a nonresident insurance producer's license must have the state, which issued the agent's resident license, supply to the department a certificate showing the lines for which the agent is licensed and eligible to write in that state. This certification may be submitted by the national association of insurance commissioners' producer data base. 3. Surplus lines insurance producers' applications. A surplus lines insurance producer's application must be submitted in accordance with chapter 45-09-01. 4. Consultants' applications. a. An application for a consultant's license must be submitted in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the department and submitted on the appropriate form. b. No person holding a license as an insurance producer or surplus lines insurance producer may obtain and simultaneously hold a license as a consultant. If the applicant holds such licenses at the time of application, the licenses must be canceled prior to obtaining a consultant's license. 5. Temporary license applications. a. An application for a temporary insurance producer's license must be submitted in accordance with section 45-02-02-02. b. The application must be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for requesting the issuance of a temporary license. c. A temporary license will not be granted for the sole reason that the applicant has failed to pass the insurance producers' examination and desires to be licensed until such time as a passing examination score is obtained.