California · Financial Code
FIN §12310: A licensee under this division shall not sell checks payable to bearer, to cash, or to the purchaser, but a licensee may sell a check in which the name of the payee is not designated in any way if the
What this law says, in plain English
A check-selling licensee cannot sell checks payable to bearer, cash, or the purchaser, but may sell checks with no designated payee.
Read the full statutory text
A licensee under this division shall not sell checks payable to bearer, to cash, or to the purchaser, but a licensee may sell a check in which the name of the payee is not designated in any way if the check does not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) in amount.
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