(a) An application for a certificate of registration must include a sworn statement containing the following information concerning a private professional guardian or each person who represents or plans to represent the interests of a ward as a guardian on behalf of the private professional guardian:
(1) place of residence;
(2) business address and business telephone number;
(3) educational background and professional experience;
(4) three or more professional references;
(5) the name of each ward for whom the private professional guardian or person is or will be serving as a guardian;
(6) the aggregate fair market value of the property of all wards that is or will be managed by the private professional guardian or person;
(7) whether the private professional guardian or person has ever been removed as a guardian by the court or resigned as a guardian in a particular case, and, if so:
(A) a description of the circumstances causing the removal or resignation; and
(B) the style of the suit, the docket number, and the court having jurisdiction over the proceeding; and
(8) the certification number or provisional certification number issued to the private professional guardian or person by the guardianship certification program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.
(b) The application must be:
(1) made to the clerk of the county having venue of the proceeding for the appointment of a guardian; and
(2) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $40 to cover the cost of administering this subchapter.