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CHAPTER 489D MONEY TRANSMITTERS ACT

Contents 489D-1 Short title 489D-2 Purpose 489D-3 License required 489D-4 Definitions 489D-5 Exclusions 489D-6 License qualifications 489D-6.2 Registration with NMLS 489D-7 Bond or other security device 489D-8 Permissible investments and statutory trust 489D-9 License and registration; application 489D-9.5 Limited exemption for financial institutions; financial institutions as authorized delegates 489D-10 Application and license fees 489D-11 Issuance of license; grounds for denial 489D-12 Renewal of license and annual report 489D-12.5 Penalties and other charges 489D-13 Licensee liability 489D-14 Extraordinary reporting requirements 489D-14.5 Name change 489D-15 Changes in control of a licensee 489D-16 Money laundering reports 489D-17 Examinations 489D-18 Maintenance of records 489D-19 Confidentiality of records 489D-20 Money transmitter receipts and refunds 489D-21 Authorized delegate contracts 489D-22 Authorized delegate; conduct 489D-22.5 Voluntary surrender of license 489D-23 Prohibited practices 489D-24 Suspension or revocation of licenses 489D-25 Suspension or revocation of authorized delegates 489D-26 Orders to cease and desist 489D-27 Consent orders 489D-28 Civil penalties 489D-29 Criminal penalties 489D-30 Unlicensed persons 489D-31 Administrative procedures 489D-32 Hearings 489D-33 Division functions 489D-34 Rules

     [§489D-8]  Permissible investments and statutory trust.  (a)  A licensee, at all times, shall possess permissible investments having an aggregate market value, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of not less than the aggregate amount of all outstanding payment instruments issued or sold by the licensee in the United States.  This requirement may be waived by the commissioner if the dollar volume of a licensee's outstanding payment instruments does not exceed the bond or other security devices posted by the licensee pursuant to section 489D-7.

     (b)  Permissible investments, even if commingled with other assets of the licensee, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the purchasers and holders of the licensee's outstanding payment instruments in the event of the bankruptcy of the licensee. [L 2006, c 153, pt of §1]