10. a. On payment to the board of the application fee as provided in section 14 of P.L.1984, c.203 (C.45:9-37.48), and upon approval of the application, the board shall issue a license to any person who successfully passes the examination provided in section 9 of P.L.1984, c.203 (C.45:9-37.43).
b. The licensee shall display, or carry on the licensee’s person if displaying is not possible, a practicing license at any place the licensee renders services.
c. Any license displayed pursuant to subsection b. of this section may be displayed in a manner which prevents the public display of the licensee’s home address, provided that the license is not permanently defaced or altered, and the license and all the information contained thereon, including the address of record, can be presented upon the request of a person conducting an investigation.