A. No authorized delegate of a licensee shall sell a money order with a face amount of $750 or more that does not designate a specific payee.
B. This section applies only to paper money orders.
C. This section does not apply to (i) travelers checks, (ii) electronic instruments, (iii) stored value products or other similar instruments for the transmission or payment of money, or (iv) money orders sold or issued by insured financial institutions.
D. Licensees shall inform their authorized delegates of the obligations imposed by this section.
1999, c. 355, § 6.1-378.3; 2009, c. 346; 2010, c. 794.
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