California Insurance Code §1666.5 requires each applicant for a resident producer license to:

Explanation

California Insurance Code §1666.5 requires every resident applicant for an insurance producer license to be fingerprinted as a condition of licensure. The standard procedure is the Live Scan electronic fingerprint service, which the CDI uses to request state (California Department of Justice) and federal (FBI) criminal-history background checks. Results may disclose convictions that the Commissioner can weigh under §1668 in deciding whether to deny, restrict, or condition a license. Option B fabricates a credit-report requirement (credit history is not a general licensing condition for individuals, though it may be relevant for some business entities and for surety considerations). Option C is wrong; sponsorship is not required; an appointment from an insurer is needed to actually transact, but not to take the exam or hold a license. Option D fabricates an education requirement; California has no such college-degree mandate.