(1) Applicants required to submit fingerprints must first submit a license application and acknowledgement of rights before they take the necessary steps to submit a set of fingerprints to the Montana Department of Justice for examination and issuance of a criminal record history report to the department from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

(2) A fingerprint report is valid for six months from the date of the department's receipt of the report.

(3) An incomplete application expires one year after initial submission, and the applicant must reapply, pay a new application fee, and cause the department to receive a new fingerprint report to be considered for licensure.