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Licensing

Control person

An owner, officer, or director with enough authority over a regulated entity that regulators want to vet them personally, often via background checks and disclosure forms.

A control person is anyone with enough ownership or authority to direct a company, often a 10 percent or 25 percent owner, a director, or a key officer. Regulators scrutinize these individuals during licensing.

Identifying control persons correctly drives much of a license file: their disclosures, background checks, and personal histories all become part of the application. Misjudging who qualifies is a common cause of avoidable delays.

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Control person is one piece of getting and keeping a business licensed. We handle the filings, bonds, and renewals that surround it across every state where you operate.