Section 252.20 - Business License Application RequirementsAn application for a business license issued by the department shall contain, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) Name of the business.(b) Location of the business including street, address, city, and zip code of the principal place of business and any branch locations. Exception: The location of business requirement is not necessary when the applicant only wishes to determine if the department would grant the applicant a license because of previous business or personal irregularities.(c) Type of business license requested, i.e., dealer, manufacturer, transporter, etc.(d) If the application is for a dealer's license, then the applicant must specify the type of vehicles to be sold. Also, if new vehicles are to be sold the applicant must include the name or names of vehicles he is enfranchised to sell and the name or names and address of the manufacturer or distributor who has enfranchised the applicant. (1) All new motor vehicle dealers, except recreational vehicle dealers, shall submit the form required pursuant to Section 3062 of the Vehicle Code.(e) The type of ownership, i.e., individual, partnership, or corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, then the names and titles of all partners shall be disclosed. If the applicant is a corporation, then the names and titles of all controlling stockholders, directors, and officers who by reason of the facts and circumstances could be directing, controlling, or managing the vehicle marketing affairs of the licensed entity in this state. (1) Any person required to be identified in subdivision (e) above shall submit to the department a personal history statement and a set of properly completed fingerprint cards on departmental forms. Exception: A corporation which is an applicant for a manufacturer or distributor license and which has authorized and is permitted to sell stock of the corporation to the general public may not be required, upon investigation by the department, to submit fingerprint cards as part of the application.(2) The following information, but not limited to, shall be on the personal history statement: (A) The true name of the applicant.(B) The applicant's residence address, including zip code.(C) The applicant's business and home telephone numbers.(D) The applicant's physical description including gender, color of hair, color of eyes, height, weight and birthdate.(E) If the applicant holds a valid driver's license, the number and state of issuance of such license.(F) Any name or names the applicant has been known by or used other than the true name appearing on the application.(G) The applicant's experience and employment record for the past three years.(H) The applicant's personal business history with specific reference to previous bankruptcies, previous applications submitted to the department for an Occupational License and if the applicant was the subject of a disciplinary action by the department while an Occupational Licensee.(I) A statement disclosing whether or not the applicant was either a sole owner, partner, officer, director or stockholder of a firm that had either a civil or criminal judgment rendered against it.(J) A statement disclosing whether the applicant, has ever been convicted, fined or placed on probation for any crime or offense either felony or misdemeanor, excluding traffic offenses.(f) The property data for the business location including size, property owner's name and address, and if the property is rented or leased, the owner's or lessor's name and address.(g) The name, address and telephone number of the bank where the applicant's business account, if any, is carried as well as the name under which the account is carried if not the same name as on the application, and the name of persons authorized to draw funds or issue checks from the account.(h) If the application is for a manufacturer's or manufacturer's branch license, the names and addresses of all distributors and representatives acting for the applicant in this state and all dealers franchised by said applicant in this state and business addresses of such dealers. Thereafter, all manufacturers or manufacturer's branches shall inform the department within 30 days of any change in the list of representatives or dealers.(i) If the application is for a distributor's or distributor's branch license, the name of the manufacturer for whom the distributor will act, the names and business addresses of all representatives acting for the applicant in this state and the names and business addresses of all dealers in this state franchised by the applicant. Thereafter, all distributors shall inform the department within 30 days of any change in the list of representatives and dealers.(j) If the application is for a dealer's or lessor-retailer's license, the bond and certificate of appointment as required in Sections 11710 and 11710.1 of the Vehicle Code. Exception: The bond and certificate of appointment requirement is not necessary when the applicant only wishes to determine if the department would grant the applicant a license because of previous business or personal irregularities.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 252.20
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 414.20 to section 252.20 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 30). Note: Authority cited: Section 1651, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 11501, 11504, 11601, 11602, 11701, 11704 and 11712, Vehicle Code.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 414.20 to section 252.20 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).