Title 51A, BANKS AND BANKING

When an application is filed and considered complete under §§ 51A-17-64 and 51A-17-65 , the director must investigate the applicant's financial condition and responsibility, financial and business experience, character, and general fitness. The director may conduct an on-site inv…

If an applicant avails itself or is otherwise subject to a multistate licensing process: (1) The director is authorized and encouraged to accept the investigation results of a lead investigative state for the purpose of § 51A-17-66 if the lead investigative state has sufficient s…

The director shall issue a formal written notice of the denial of a license application within thirty days of the decision to deny the application. The director shall set forth in the notice of denial the specific reasons for the denial of the application. An applicant whose appl…

The initial license term begins on the day the application is approved. The license shall expire on December thirty-first of the year in which the license term began, unless the initial license date is between November first and December thirty-first, in which instance the initia…

(1) A license under this chapter shall be renewed annually. (a) The director shall establish an annual renewal fee, not to exceed one thousand dollars, by rule promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 . (b) The annual renewal fee must be paid no more than sixty days before the licens…

Maintenance of License. (1) If a licensee does not continue to meet the qualifications or satisfy the requirements that apply to an applicant for a new money transmission license, the director may suspend or revoke the licensee's license in accordance with the procedures establis…

(1) Any person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to acquire control of a licensee must obtain the written approval of the director prior to acquiring control. An individual is not deemed to acquire control of a licensee and is not subject to these acquisition of con…

When an application for acquisition of control under § 51A-17-72 appears to include all the items and address all of the matters that are required, the application shall be considered complete and the director shall promptly notify the applicant in a record of the date on which t…

A determination by the director that an application for acquisition of control under § 51A-17-72 is complete and is accepted for processing means only that the application, on its face, appears to include all of the items and address all of the matters that are required, and is n…

When an application for acquisition of control under § 51A-17-72 is filed and considered complete under § 51A-17-73 , the director must investigate the financial condition and responsibility, financial and business experience, character, and general fitness of the person, or grou…

If an applicant for acquisition of control under § 51A-17-72 avails itself or is otherwise subject to a multistate licensing process: (1) The director is authorized and encouraged to accept the investigation results of a lead investigative state for the purpose of § 51A-17-73 if …

The director shall issue a formal written notice of the denial of an application to acquire control within thirty days of the decision to deny the application. The director must set forth in the notice of denial the specific reasons for the denial of the application. An applicant…

The requirements of subdivisions 51A-17-72 (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the following: (1) A person that acts as a proxy for the sole purpose of voting at a designated meeting of the shareholders or holders of voting shares or voting interests of a licensee or a person in c…

Persons in § 51A-17-78 in cooperation with the licensee shall notify the director within fifteen days after the acquisition of control. Source: SL 2024, ch 196 , § 28.

(1) The requirements in subdivisions 51A-17-72 (1) and (2) do not apply to a person that has complied with and received approval to engage in money transmission under this chapter or was identified as a person in control in a prior application filed with and approved by the direc…

Before filing an application for approval to acquire control of a licensee a person may request in writing a determination from the director as to whether the person would be considered a person in control of a licensee upon consummation of a proposed transaction. If the director…

If a multistate licensing process includes a determination pursuant to § 51A-17-81 and an applicant avails itself or is otherwise subject to the multistate licensing process: (1) The director is authorized and encouraged to accept the control determination of a lead investigative…

(1) A licensee adding or replacing any key individual must: (a) Provide notice in a manner prescribed by the director within fifteen days after the effective date of the key individual's appointment; and (b) Provide information as required by §§ 51A-17-62 and 51A-17-63 within for…

(1) Each licensee must submit a report of condition within forty-five days of the end of the calendar quarter, or within any extended time as the director may prescribe. (2) The report of condition must include: (a) Financial information at the licensee level; (b) Nationwide and …

(1) Each licensee shall, within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, or within any extended time as the director may prescribe, file with the director: (a) An audited financial statement of the licensee for the fiscal year prepared in accordance with United States gener…

(1) Each licensee must submit a report of authorized delegates within forty-five days of the end of the calendar quarter. The director is authorized and encouraged to utilize NMLS for the submission of the report required by this section provided that such functionality is consis…

(1) A licensee must file a report with the director within one business day after the licensee has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee under the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101-110…

A licensee and its authorized delegates must file all reports required by federal currency reporting, record keeping, and suspicious activity reporting requirements as set forth in the Bank Secrecy Act and other federal and state laws pertaining to money laundering. The timely fi…

(1) Licensee shall maintain the following records, for determining its compliance with this chapter for at least three years: (a) A record of each outstanding money transmission obligation sold; (b) A general ledger posted at least monthly containing all asset, liability, capital…

(1) In this section, "remit" means to make direct payments of money to a licensee or its representative authorized to receive money or to deposit money in a bank in an account specified by the licensee. (2) Before a licensee is authorized to conduct business through an authorized…

A person shall not engage in the business of money transmission on behalf of a person not licensed under this chapter or not exempt pursuant to § 51A-17-53 . A person that engages in such activity, provides money transmission to the same extent as if the person were a licensee, s…

(1) The circuit court in an action brought by a licensee shall have jurisdiction to grant appropriate equitable or legal relief, including without limitation prohibiting the authorized delegate from directly or indirectly acting as an authorized delegate for any licensee in this …

(1) Every licensee shall forward all money received for transmission in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the licensee and the sender unless the licensee has a reasonable belief or a reasonable basis to believe that the sender may be a victim of fraud or that a c…

(1) This section does not apply to: (a) Money received for transmission subject to the federal Remittance Rule, 12 C.F.R. § 1005.30 to § 1005.36, inclusive (January 1, 2024); or (b) Money received for transmission pursuant to a written agreement between the licensee and payee to …

(1) Section 51A-17-96 does not apply to: (a) Money received for transmission subject to the federal Remittance Rule, 12 C.F.R. Part 1005 Subpart B (January 1, 2024); (b) Money received for transmission that is not primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; (c) Money r…

Every licensee or its authorized delegate shall provide the sender a receipt for money received for transmission. (1) The receipt shall contain the following information, as applicable: (a) The name of the sender; (b) The name of the designated recipient; (c) The date of the tran…

In addition to the contact information required in subsection 51A-17-96 (1)(e), every licensee or authorized delegate must include on a receipt or disclose on the licensee's website or mobile application the name and phone number of the division and a statement that the licensee'…

(1) A licensee that provides payroll processing services must: (a) Issue reports to clients detailing client payroll obligations in advance of the payroll funds being deducted from an account; and (b) Make available worker paystubs or an equivalent statement to workers. (2) Subdi…

(1) A licensee under this chapter must maintain at all times a tangible net worth of the greater of one hundred thousand dollars or three percent of total assets for the first one hundred million dollars, two percent of additional assets for one hundred million dollars to one bil…

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Charges," fees charged to a user for a virtual currency transaction, plus the difference between the market price of virtual currency at the time of the transaction and the price charged to the user; (2) "Distributed ledgers," a digital syste…

At a minimum, a licensee shall provide live customer service during the hours between 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time. A toll-free telephone number must be displayed on the virtual currency kiosk or the kiosk's screen. Source: SL 2026, ch 193 , § 10.

A licensee shall provide a dedicated telephone line or email address for facilitating law enforcement and regulatory agency communications in the event of a report of fraud from a user. The licensee must ensure the telephone line or email address is monitored frequently. Upon req…

A licensee shall take reasonable steps to detect and prevent fraud and money laundering, including establishing and maintaining a written anti-fraud policy and complying with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 to 5336, inclusive (January 1, 2026). The pol…

A licensee shall employ software that analyzes data from publicly accessible distributed ledgers and traces addresses capable of sending or receiving virtual currency to identify risk indicators, including any address used to access or transfer virtual currency for fraudulent or …

For each virtual currency transaction at a licensee's virtual currency kiosk, the licensee shall verify the identity of a user prior to accepting payment from the user. The licensee shall: (1) Obtain a copy of a government-issued identification card that identifies the user; and …

On an annual basis, a licensee shall provide external virtual currency kiosk staff with training materials that describe ways users may be exploited in virtual currency transactions involving kiosks, including indicators that a user may be the victim of fraud. The licensee may no…

Any operator of a virtual currency kiosk in this state must be licensed pursuant to chapter 51A-17 . The provisions of this chapter are in addition to those in chapter 51A-17 . Source: SL 2026, ch 193 , § 2.

In addition to the requirements of § 51A-17-70 , the renewal report of a licensee must contain: (1) The number, dollar amount of, and gross revenue attributable to, virtual currency transactions conducted via each of the licensee's virtual currency kiosks located in this state; (…

In addition to the requirements of § 51A-17-84 , the report of condition submitted by a licensee must contain: (1) The licensee's legal name and any fictitious or trade name; (2) The licensee's physical address and the location of each virtual currency kiosk being operated in thi…

For each virtual currency transaction at a licensee's virtual currency kiosk, the licensee shall provide a user with a receipt that: (1) Complies with the requirements of § 51A-17-96 ; (2) Is available to the user both electronically and in paper form; and (3) Contains: (a) A des…

For each virtual currency transaction at a licensee's virtual currency kiosk, the licensee shall provide a user a disclosure that: (1) Is written in a clear, conspicuous, and easily readable manner; (2) Is in the chosen language of the user; (3) Describes the material risks assoc…