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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 7. BANKING AND FINANCE · Chapter 1. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS · Article 4A. CASHING OF PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS

7-1-702. Requirements and procedure for licensure.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Each applicant for a license under this article shall:#

    1. (1)

      Submit an application in writing, which is made under oath and in such form as the department may prescribe;#

    2. (2)

      Furnish to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry the following information:#

      1. (A)

        The legal name and principal office address of the person applying for the license;#

      2. (B)

        The name, residence, and business address of each director, ultimate equitable owner, and executive officer;#

      3. (C)

        If the applicant has one or more branches or other locations at or through which the applicant proposes to cash payment instruments within this state, the complete address of each such location; and#

      4. (D)

        The location where the initial registered office will be located in this state; and#

    3. (3)

      Submit such other data, financial statements, and pertinent information as the department may require with respect to the applicant, its directors, trustees, officers, members, ultimate equitable owners, or agents.#

  2. (b)

    The application for license shall be filed together with:#

    1. (1)

      An investigation and supervision fee established by rule or regulation which shall not be refundable but which, if the license is granted, shall satisfy the fee requirement for the first licensed year or the remaining part thereof;#

    2. (2)

      Items required by other provisions of this article, including but not limited to Code Section 7-1-703 and subsection (c) of Code Section 7-1-707; and#

    3. (3)

      Other information as may be required by the department.#

  3. (c)

    The department shall pay all fees received from licensees and applicants related to applications, licenses, and renewals to the Office of the State Treasurer; provided, however, that the department may net such fees to recover the cost of participation in the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry.#

  4. (d)

    The department shall enact rules and regulations regarding the time frame by which all persons must submit an original or renewal application for licensure through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry.#

  5. (e)

    The department may issue a notice of intent to administratively withdraw an application for a license under this article if an applicant submits a deficient license application by failing to provide any information required by the department. If the applicant fails to provide the requested information within 30 days of the date of issuance of such notice, the application may be administratively withdrawn. The notice shall be deemed provided to the applicant when:#

    1. (1)

      Sent via email to the applicant’s email address, as provided on the application; or#

    2. (2)

      Posted by the department on the Nationwide Multistage Licensing System and Registry.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 7-1-702, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 251, § 2/HB 982; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 7/SB 429; Ga. L. 2025, p. 590, § 11/HB 15, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, added subsection (e).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t7-t8-(v5)-pdf.pdf, Volume V5, 2024 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 43 to 44; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 be4c41aa6399.