§ 19-14-12. Place of business — Branch offices — Name changes.
(a) Additional places of business may be maintained under the same license upon written
application to the director, or the director's designee, for the establishment of
an additional branch office. A separate application must be filed for each additional
branch office being requested. At the time of the application, the licensee shall
pay to, and for the use of, the state an investigation fee as provided for in § 19-14-3. Upon the filing of the application, the director, or the director's designee, shall
investigate the facts, and if he or she finds that the requirements for licensure
have been met, the director, or the director's designee, shall grant authority for
the operation of the business under the license at the branch location. If the director,
or the director's designee, shall not so find, he or she shall deny the licensee permission
to establish the branch location in a manner consistent with the licensing application
process. Upon approval of a branch location request, the licensee shall pay an additional
annual licensing fee for each branch location in the manner consistent with the licensing
application process.
(b) Whenever a licensee wishes to change his or her place of business or branch location
to a street address other than that designated in the license, the licensee shall
notify the director, or the director's designee, in the manner directed by the director,
or the director's designee, prior to conducting business at that location. Unless
the director, or the director's designee, finds that the new location is not in the
best interests of the public, the director, or the director's designee, will reflect
the change in the records of the department. At the time of notification, the licensee
shall pay to the state the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as a processing fee.
(c) No licensee shall transact the business provided for by this chapter under any other
name than that named in the license or branch certificate. Whenever a licensee shall
wish to change the name, the licensee shall make written application to the director,
or the director's designee. If the director, or the director's designee, shall find
that the change of name is appropriate and all requirements for the name change have
been met by the licensee, the director, or the director's designee, shall approve
the change and reflect the new name in the records of the department. At the time
of application for change of name, the licensee shall pay to, and for the use of,
the state the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as a processing fee.