All applications for all licenses to be issued under the provisions of this act shall be filed with the board, together with the required filing fee, upon such forms as prescribed by the board of morticians, and shall contain statements of facts relating to each of the qualifications prescribed in this act for which the license is sought as well as any other information specified by the board of morticians. The board may require, as part of the application, certified copies of documents showing compliance with the requirements for the license sought by the application, including but not limited to certified copies of diplomas or graduation certificates from high schools, colleges and embalming colleges, certified copies of birth certificates, and certified copies of articles of incorporation. The application shall also list and describe the location of court records of any felony of which the applicant has been convicted in a court of law. All applications shall be signed by the applicant who shall verify the contents thereof under oath. All applications shall remain with the board and be a permanent record in that office.