California · Financial Code
FIN §2100: (a) (1) Each licensee shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of every receipt form used by it or by its agent for receiving money for transmission prior to its first use.
What this law says, in plain English
Licensed entities must submit certified copies of receipt forms to the commissioner before using them to receive money for transmission.
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(a) (1) Each licensee shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of every receipt form used by it or by its agent for receiving money for transmission prior to its first use. No licensee or its agent shall use any receipt, a certified copy of which has not been filed with the commissioner, or use a receipt that the commissioner has deemed not to be in compliance pursuant to paragraph (2). (2) If the commissioner determines, within 30 business days of the filing date of a receipt, that the receipt does not comply with the requirements of this section or Sections 2102 and 2103, the commissioner shall notify the licensee in writing that the receipt is not in compliance with those requirements. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), before a new licensee issues its first receipt to a customer, it shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of the receipt forms to be used by it or its agents for receiving money for transmission. The new licensee shall not use the receipt forms until approved by the commissioner. For purposes of this subdivision, a new licensee is a licensee that has not been previously licensed by the commissioner as a money transmitter or has not previously received money for transmission in California. (c) If a receipt is required by this division to be in English and another language, the English version of the receipt shall govern any dispute concerning the terms of the receipt. However, any discrepancies between the English version and any other version due to the translation of the receipt from English to another language including errors or ambiguities shall be construed against the licensee or its agent and the licensee or its agent shall be liable for any damages caused by these discrepancies. (d) Any licensee violating the requirements of this section shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50) for each violation. This provision is in addition to any other enforcement provisions that may apply to such a violation. (e) If any licensee or its agent uses a receipt form, a certified copy of which has not been filed with the commissioner, the licensee shall be liable for the acts of its agent whether or not the licensee authorized the agent to use that form. (f) The receipt form shall comply with the requirements of Sections 2102 and 2103.
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