(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a licensee shall have at all times permissible investments having an aggregate market value, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of not less than the aggregate face amount of all outstanding money transmissions conducted by the licensee in the United States.
(2) The requirement imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be waived by the Commissioner if the dollar volume of a licensee’s outstanding money transmissions does not exceed the surety device filed in accordance with § 12–412 of this subtitle.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a licensee shall require each authorized delegate, within 48 hours after the next regular business day after the authorized delegate receives the proceeds from a money transmission, to remit the proceeds to the licensee or the licensee’s authorized representative, or deposit the proceeds in the licensee’s account with a financial institution.
(2) A licensee shall require each authorized delegate who sells prepaid access, within 5 business days after the next regular business day after the authorized delegate receives the proceeds from the sale of prepaid access, to:
(i) Remit the proceeds to the licensee or the licensee’s authorized representative; or
(ii) Deposit the proceeds in the licensee’s account with a financial institution.
(c) Deposit by the authorized delegate in an account with a financial institution of funds in advance of money transmissions, but in an amount not less than the amount that the authorized delegate would normally receive from money transmissions, constitutes compliance with this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 12 - Miscellaneous Institutions and Activities
Subtitle 4 - Maryland Money Transmission Act
Section 12-402 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 12-403 - Powers of Commissioner
Section 12-405 - License Required
Section 12-406 - Qualifications of Applicant for License
Section 12-407 - Applications for Licenses
Section 12-408 - Fingerprinting
Section 12-409 - Investigation of Application; Issuance or Denial of License
Section 12-410 - Contents and Scope of Licenses; Additional Licenses
Section 12-411 - Term and Renewal of Licenses
Section 12-412 - Required Bond or Permissible Investments
Section 12-413 - Authorized Delegate
Section 12-413.1 - Training to Recognize Financial Abuse and Exploitation of Elder Adult
Section 12-415 - Change of Location or Control; Penalties
Section 12-416 - Reports to Commissioner
Section 12-417 - Compliance With Federal and State Laws
Section 12-418 - Required Permissible Investments; Segregation of Money by Authorized Delegate
Section 12-419 - Issuance of Duplicate Payment Instruments
Section 12-420 - Redemption of Unused Payment Instruments
Section 12-421 - Determination of Compliance With Subtitle
Section 12-422 - Voluntary Surrender of License
Section 12-423 - Investigatory Powers of Commissioner
Section 12-425 - Required Records
Section 12-427 - Persons Subject to Enforcement
Section 12-429 - Enforcement of Subtitle
Section 12-430.1 - Reporting and Enforcement of Actions Against Money Transmitters