A. The Commission shall not issue a license to an applicant unless it determines that:
1. The applicant will be able to and will perform its obligations to purchasers of money transmission services and purchasers, payees, and holders of money orders sold by it and its authorized delegates; and
2. The financial responsibility, character, reputation, experience, and general fitness of the applicant and its members, senior officers, directors, and principals are such as to warrant belief that the business will be operated efficiently and fairly, in the public interest, and in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
B. Each licensee shall at all times have a net worth of not less than $200,000, or a higher amount not to exceed $1 million as determined by the Commission, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
1974, c. 578, § 6.1-374; 1990, c. 259; 1994, c. 889; 2001, c. 372; 2009, c. 346; 2010, c. 794; 2014, c. 454.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 6.2 - Financial Institutions and Services
Chapter 19 - Money Order Sellers and Money Transmitters
§ 6.2-1901. License required; exception
§ 6.2-1902. Scope and construction of chapter
§ 6.2-1903. Application for license; financial statements; application fee
§ 6.2-1904.1. Investigation of applications
§ 6.2-1905. Annual fees; expenses; annual reports; renewal
§ 6.2-1906. Conditions prerequisite to issuance of license; net worth requirement
§ 6.2-1906.1. Licenses; places of business; changes
§ 6.2-1907. License revocation
§ 6.2-1908. Notice of proposed revocation
§ 6.2-1909. Cease and desist orders
§ 6.2-1910. Investigations; examinations; reporting violations
§ 6.2-1911. Conduct of business through authorized delegates of licensee
§ 6.2-1912. Liability of licensee for payment of money order; money order to bear name of licensee
§ 6.2-1914. Acquisition of control; application
§ 6.2-1915. Sale or issuance of bearer money orders; prohibition
§ 6.2-1916. Retention of books, accounts, and records
§ 6.2-1917. Other reporting requirements
§ 6.2-1918. Maintenance of permissible investments