Application for registration -- Renewal

(1) To register as an immigration consultant an individual shall submit to the division a registration application: (a) in the manner the division determines; and (b) that includes: (i) a registration application fee in an amount the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504; (ii) the costs of the criminal background check required by Subsection (2)(c); and (iii) any information that the division requires by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. (2) An applicant for registration as an immigration consultant shall: (a) not have been convicted of: (i) a felony; or (ii) a misdemeanor involving theft, fraud, or dishonesty within the 10 years immediately preceding the day on which the applicant submits the applicant's application or renewal application; (b) submit fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the division at the time the applicant files the application; (c) consent to a fingerprint background check of the individual by: (i) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; or (ii) another state agency or federal agency that performs criminal background checks; and (d) not have violated Chapter 11, Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act. (3) The division shall register an individual who qualifies under this chapter as an immigration consultant. (4) An immigration consultant shall update registration information no later than 30 days after the day on which information the immigration consultant provides on the immigration consultant's application becomes incorrect or incomplete. (5) Registration of an immigration consultant under this chapter is effective for one year after the day on which the division registers an individual as an immigration consultant. (6) To renew an immigration consultant registration under this section, an immigration consultant shall submit a registration renewal application to the division at least 30 days before the day on which the immigration consultation's registration expires. (7) Registration with the division does not constitute an approval or endorsement of an immigration consultant by the division or the state.