Section 12201 Of Chapter 3. Licensing From California Financial Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 3.
12201
. (a) An application for a license shall be in writing, under
oath, and in a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain
the name, and the address both of the residence and place of
business, of the applicant and if the applicant is a partnership or
association, of every member thereof, and if a corporation, of every
officer and director thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may by rule or
order prescribe circumstances under which to accept electronic
records or electronic signatures. This section does not require the
commissioner to accept electronic records or electronic signatures.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Electronic record" means an initial license application, or
material modification of that license application, and any other
record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by
electronic means. "Electronic record" also includes, but is not
limited to, all of the following:
(A) An application, amendment, supplement, and exhibit, filed for
any license, consent, or other authority.
(B) A financial statement, report, or advertising.
(C) An order, license, consent, or other authority.
(D) A notice of public hearing, accusation, and statement of
issues in connection with any application, license, consent, or other
authority.
(E) A proposed decision of a hearing officer and a decision of the
commissioner.
(F) The transcripts of a hearing.
(G) A release, newsletter, interpretive opinion, determination, or
specific ruling.
(H) Correspondence between a party and the commissioner directly
relating to any document listed in subparagraphs (A) to (G),
inclusive.
(2) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or
process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record
and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the
electronic record.
(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the Department of
Business Oversight has continuously implemented methods to accept
records filed electronically, and is encouraged to continue to expand
its use of electronic filings to the extent feasible, as budget,
resources, and equipment are made available to accomplish that goal.