(1) Any licensed private investigator desiring to be licensed as an armed private investigator by the department shall, as a precondition of being licensed as an armed private investigator, obtain a firearms certification from the commission.

(2) An application for armed license must be submitted to the department within ninety days following issuance of a firearms certification by the commission. If application is not submitted within that time period, the firearms certification will be deemed lapsed by the commission and shall not serve as the basis for an armed license.