§431:9-203  General qualifications forlicense.  (a)  For the protection of the public, the commissioner shall notissue or extend any license for an adjuster or independent bill reviewer:

(1)  Except as provided by this article; or

(2)  To any individual less than eighteen years ofage.

(b)  An applicant for a license under thisarticle shall notify the commissioner of the applicant's legal name and tradename, if applicable.  An applicant doing business under any name other than[the] applicant's legal name shall notify the commissioner prior to using theassumed name.

(c)  A licensee shall:

(1)  Inform the commissioner by any means acceptableto the commissioner of any change of status within thirty days of the change;and

(2)  Report any change of status to the businessregistration division if the licensee is a business entity registered with thedepartment of commerce and consumer affairs pursuant to title 23 or title 23A,or if the licensee has registered a trade name pursuant to part I of chapter 482.

Failure to timely inform the commissioner orbusiness registration division of a change of status shall result in a penaltypursuant to section 431:2-203.

(d)  As used in this section, "change ofstatus" includes but shall not be limited to change of legal name, assumedname, trade name, business address, home address, business phone number,business fax number, business electronic mail address, business websiteaddress, or home phone number. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 2006, c 154, §16]