A. An application for a license pursuant to the provisions of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act shall be under oath and state:

B. The application shall state the location where the business is to be conducted and contain such additional relevant information as the Administrator may require. The Administrator shall require documentation to verify the location where the business is to be conducted or will be utilized by the applicant, including, but not limited to, a deed, bill of sale, lease, or rental agreement. The Administrator shall also require the name, contact person and telephone number of the business location if the applicant is not the owner of the business location.

C. In addition to the application provided for in subsection A of this section, every applicant shall file with the Administrator a bond satisfactory to said Administrator and in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each license sought, with a surety company qualified to do business in this state as surety. The bond shall be furnished to the state for the use of the state and of any person or persons who may have a cause of action against the obligor of the bond pursuant to the provisions of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act. The bond shall be conditional that the obligor will comply with the provisions of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act and all rules and regulations made pursuant to the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act, and will pay all amounts of money that may be due to the state or any individual from the obligor during the time such bond is in effect.

D. Each applicant shall submit a full set of fingerprints and a photograph with each application for an original license. The fingerprints may be used for a national criminal history record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. Each licensee shall maintain on file with the Administrator a written appointment of a resident of this state as his or her agent for service of all judicial or other process or legal notice, unless the licensee has appointed such an agent pursuant to the provisions of another statute of this state.