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HB-5544, As Passed House, June 25, 2026
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SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 5544
A bill to regulate the business of money transmission; to
require the licensing of persons engaged in the business of money
transmission; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state
and local officers and entities; to prescribe penalties and civil
sanctions; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
ARTICLE 1 1
SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE 2
Sec. 1. This act may be cited as the "money transmission 3
modernization act". 4
Sec. 3. This act is designed to replace existing state money 5
transmission laws currently codified in the money transmission 6
services act, 2006 PA 250, MCL 487.1001 to 487.1047. It is the 7
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intent of the legislature that the provisions of this act 1
accomplish all of the following: 2
(a) Ensure states can coordinate in all areas of regulation, 3
licensing, and supervision to eliminate unnecessary regulatory 4
burden and more effectively utilize regulator resources. 5
(b) Protect the public from financial crime. 6
(c) Standardize the types of activities that are subject to 7
licensing or otherwise exempt from licensing. 8
(d) Modernize safety and soundness requirements to ensure 9
customer funds are protected in an environment that supports 10
innovative and competitive business practices. 11
ARTICLE 2 12
DEFINITIONS 13
Sec. 5. As used in this act: 14
(a) "Acting in concert" means persons knowingly acting 15
together with a common goal of jointly acquiring control of a 16
licensee whether or not under an express agreement. 17
(b) "Authorized delegate" means a person a licensee designates 18
to engage in money transmission on behalf of the licensee. 19
(c) "Average daily money transmission liability" means the 20
amount of the licensee's outstanding money transmission obligations 21
in Michigan at the end of each day in a given period of time, added 22
together, and divided by the total number of days in the given 23
period of time. For purposes of calculating average daily money 24
transmission liability under this act for any licensee required to 25
do so, the given period of time must be the quarters ending March 26
31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. 27
(d) "Bank secrecy act" means the bank secrecy act, Public Law 28
91-508, and the regulations promulgated under that act. 29
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(e) "Closed loop stored value" means stored value that is 1
redeemable by the issuer only for goods or services provided by the 2
issuer or its affiliate or franchisees of the issuer or its 3
affiliate, except to the extent required by applicable law to be 4
redeemable in cash for its cash value. 5
(f) "Control" means the power to vote, directly or indirectly, 6
at least 25% of the outstanding voting shares or voting interests 7
of a licensee or person in control of a licensee, the power to 8
elect or appoint a majority of key individuals or executive 9
officers, managers, directors, trustees, or other persons 10
exercising managerial authority of a person in control of a 11
licensee, or the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a 12
controlling influence over the management or policies of a licensee 13
or person in control of a licensee. A person is presumed to 14
exercise a controlling influence when the person holds the power to 15
vote, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the outstanding 16
voting shares or voting interests of a licensee or person in 17
control of a licensee. A person presumed to exercise a controlling 18
influence under this subdivision can rebut the presumption of 19
control if the person is a passive investor. For purposes of 20
determining the percentage of a person controlled by any other 21
person, the person's interest must be aggregated with the interest 22
of any other immediate family member, including the person's 23
spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- and fathers-in law, 24
sons- and daughters-in-law, brothers- and sisters-in-law, and any 25
other person who shares such person's home. 26
(g) "Department" means the department of insurance and 27
financial services. 28
(h) "Director" means the director of the department or the 29
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director's designee. 1
(i) "Eligible rating" means a credit rating of any of the 3 2
highest rating categories provided by an eligible rating service, 3
whereby each category may include rating category modifiers such as 4
"plus" or "minus" for S&P, or the equivalent for any other eligible 5
rating service. Long-term credit ratings are deemed eligible if the 6
rating is equal to A- or higher by S&P, or the equivalent from any 7
other eligible rating service. Short-term credit ratings are deemed 8
eligible if the rating is equal to or higher than A-2 or SP-2 by 9
S&P, or the equivalent from any other eligible rating service. In 10
the event that ratings differ among eligible rating services, the 11
highest rating applies when determining whether a security bears an 12
eligible rating. 13
(j) "Eligible rating service" means any nationally recognized 14
statistical rating organization, as that term is defined by the 15
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and any other 16
organization designated by the director by rule or order. 17
(k) "Federally insured depository financial institution" means 18
a bank, credit union, savings and loan association, trust company, 19
savings association, savings bank, industrial bank, or industrial 20
loan company organized under the laws of the United States or any 21
state of the United States, when such bank, credit union, savings 22
and loan association, trust company, savings association, savings 23
bank, industrial bank, or industrial loan company has federally 24
insured deposits. 25
(l) "In this state" means at a physical location within this 26
state for a transaction requested in person. For a transaction 27
requested electronically or by phone, the provider of money 28
transmission may determine if the person requesting the transaction 29
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is in this state by relying on other information provided by the 1
person regarding the location of the individual's residential 2
address or a business entity's principal place of business or other 3
physical address location, and any records associated with the 4
person that the provider of money transmission may have that 5
indicate such location, including, but not limited to, an address 6
associated with an account. 7
(m) "Individual" means a natural person. 8
(n) "Key individual" means any individual ultimately 9
responsible for establishing or directing policies and procedures 10
of the licensee, such as an executive officer, manager, director, 11
or trustee. 12
(o) "Licensee" means a person licensed or required to be 13
licensed under this act. 14
(p) "Material litigation" means litigation, that according to 15
United States generally accepted accounting principles, is 16
significant to a person's financial health and would be required to 17
be disclosed in the person's annual audited financial statements, 18
report to shareholders, or similar records. 19
(q) "Monetary value" means a medium of exchange, whether or 20
not redeemable in money. 21
(r) "Money" means a medium of exchange that is authorized or 22
adopted by the United States or a foreign government. Money 23
includes a monetary unit of account established by an 24
intergovernmental organization or by agreement between 2 or more 25
governments. 26
(s) "Money transmission" means selling or issuing payment 27
instruments to a person located in this state, selling or issuing 28
stored value to a person located in this state, or receiving money 29
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for transmission from a person located in this state. Money 1
transmission includes payroll processing services. Money 2
transmission does not include any of the following: 3
(i) The provision only of online or telecommunications services 4
or network access. 5
(ii) The exchange, transfer, or custody of virtual currency if 6
the exchange, transfer, or custody does not involve the transfer of 7
legal tender. 8
(t) "MSB accredited state" means a state agency that is 9
accredited by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and Money 10
Transmitter Regulators Association for money transmission licensing 11
and supervision. 12
(u) "Multistate licensing process" means any agreement entered 13
into by and among state regulators relating to coordinated 14
processing of applications for money transmission licenses, 15
applications for the acquisition of control of a licensee, control 16
determinations, or notice and information requirements for a change 17
of key individuals. 18
(v) "Nationwide multistate licensing system and registry" 19
means the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry 20
developed by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the 21
American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators and owned 22
and operated by the State Regulatory Registry, LLC, or any 23
successor or affiliated entity, for the licensing and registration 24
of persons in financial services industries. 25
(w) "Outstanding money transmission obligations" must be 26
established and extinguished in accordance with applicable state 27
law and means any payment instrument or stored value issued or sold 28
by the licensee to a person located in the United States or 29
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reported as sold by an authorized delegate of the licensee to a 1
person that is located in the United States that has not yet been 2
paid or refunded by or for the licensee, or escheated in accordance 3
with applicable abandoned property laws, or any money received for 4
transmission by the licensee or an authorized delegate in the 5
United States from a person located in the United States that has 6
not been received by the payee or refunded to the sender, or 7
escheated in accordance with applicable abandoned property laws. 8
For purposes of this subdivision, "in the United States" includes, 9
to the extent applicable, a person in any state, territory, or 10
possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 11
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a United States military 12
installation that is located in a foreign country. 13
(x) "Passive investor" means a person to which all of the 14
following apply: 15
(i) The person does not have the power to elect a majority of 16
key individuals or executive officers, managers, directors, 17
trustees, or other persons exercising managerial authority of a 18
person in control of a licensee. 19
(ii) The person is not employed by and does not have any 20
managerial duties of the licensee or person in control of a 21
licensee. 22
(iii) The person does not have the power to exercise, directly 23
or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or 24
policies of a licensee or person in control of a licensee. 25
(iv) The person does either of the following: 26
(A) Attests to subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii), in a form and 27
in a medium prescribed by the director. 28
(B) Commits to the passivity characteristics of subparagraphs 29
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(i), (ii), and (iii), in a written document. 1
(y) "Payment instrument" means a written or electronic check, 2
draft, money order, traveler's check, or other written or 3
electronic instrument for the transmission or payment of money or 4
monetary value, whether or not negotiable. Payment instrument does 5
not include stored value or any instrument to which either of the 6
following applies: 7
(i) It is redeemable by the issuer only for goods or services 8
provided by the issuer or its affiliate or franchisees of the 9
issuer or its affiliate, except to the extent required by 10
applicable law to be redeemable in cash for its cash value. 11
(ii) It is not sold to the public but issued and distributed as 12
part of a loyalty, rewards, or promotional program. 13
(z) "Payroll processing services" means receiving money for 14
transmission under a contract with a person to deliver wages or 15
salaries, make payment of payroll taxes to state and federal 16
agencies, make payments relating to employee benefit plans, or make 17
distributions of other authorized deductions from wages or 18
salaries. Payroll processing services does not include an employer 19
performing payroll processing services on its own behalf or on 20
behalf of its affiliate, or a professional employer organization 21
subject to regulation under other applicable state law. 22
(aa) "Person" means any individual, general partnership, 23
limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, 24
association, joint stock corporation, or other corporate entity 25
identified by the director. 26
(bb) "Receiving money for transmission" or "money received for 27
transmission" means receiving money or monetary value in the United 28
States for transmission within or outside the United States by 29
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electronic or other means. 1
(cc) "Stored value" means monetary value representing a claim 2
against the issuer evidenced by an electronic or digital record, 3
and that is intended and accepted for use as a means of redemption 4
for money or monetary value, or payment for goods or services. 5
Stored value includes, but is not limited to, prepaid access, as 6
that term is defined by 31 CFR 1010.100. Notwithstanding the 7
foregoing, stored value does not include a payment instrument or 8
closed loop stored value, or stored value not sold to the public 9
but issued and distributed as part of a loyalty, rewards, or 10
promotional program. 11
(dd) "Tangible net worth" means the aggregate assets of a 12
licensee excluding all intangible assets, less liabilities, as 13
determined in accordance with United States generally accepted 14
accounting principles. 15
ARTICLE 3 16
EXEMPTIONS 17
Sec. 7. This act does not apply to any of the following: 18
(a) An operator of a payment system to the extent that it 19
provides processing, clearing, or settlement services, between or 20
among persons exempted by this section or licensees, in connection 21
with wire transfers, credit card transactions, debit card 22
transactions, stored-value transactions, automated clearing house 23
transfers, or similar funds transfers. 24
(b) A person appointed as an agent of a payee to collect and 25
process a payment from a payor to the payee for goods or services, 26
other than money transmission itself, provided to the payor by the 27
payee, provided that all of the following apply: 28
(i) There exists a written agreement between the payee and the 29
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agent directing the agent to collect and process payments from 1
payors on the payee's behalf. 2
(ii) The payee holds the agent out to the public as accepting 3
payments for goods or services on the payee's behalf. 4
(iii) Any payment for the goods and services is treated as 5
received by the payee on receipt by the agent so that the payor's 6
obligation is extinguished and there is no risk of loss to the 7
payor if the agent fails to remit the funds to the payee. 8
(c) A person that acts as an intermediary by processing 9
payments between an entity that has directly incurred an 10
outstanding money transmission obligation to a sender, and the 11
sender's designated recipient, provided that all of the following 12
apply to the entity: 13
(i) It is properly licensed or exempt from licensing 14
requirements under this act. 15
(ii) It provides a receipt, electronic record, or other written 16
confirmation to the sender identifying the entity as the provider 17
of money transmission in the transaction. 18
(iii) It bears sole responsibility to satisfy the outstanding 19
money transmission obligation to the sender, including the 20
obligation to make the sender whole in connection with any failure 21
to transmit the funds to the sender's designated recipient. 22
(d) The United States or a department, agency, or 23
instrumentality thereof, or its agent. 24
(e) Money transmission by the United States Postal Service or 25
by an agent of the United States Postal Service. 26
(f) A state, county, city, or any other governmental agency or 27
governmental subdivision or instrumentality of a state, or its 28
agent. 29
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(g) A federally insured depository financial institution, bank 1
holding company, office of an international banking corporation, 2
foreign bank that establishes a federal branch under 12 USC 3102, 3
corporation organized under the bank service company act, 12 USC 4
1861 to 1867, or corporation organized under the edge act, 12 USC 5
611 to 631. 6
(h) Electronic funds transfer of governmental benefits for a 7
federal, state, county, or governmental agency by a contractor on 8
behalf of the United States or a department, agency, or 9
instrumentality thereof, or on behalf of a state or governmental 10
subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof. 11
(i) A board of trade designated as a contract market under the 12
commodity exchange act, 7 USC 1 to 27f, or a person that, in the 13
ordinary course of business, provides clearance and settlement 14
services for a board of trade to the extent of its operation as or 15
for such a board. 16
(j) A registered futures commission merchant under the federal 17
commodities laws to the extent of its operation as such a merchant. 18
(k) A person registered as a securities broker-dealer under 19
federal or state securities laws to the extent of its operation as 20
such a broker-dealer. 21
(l) An individual employed by a licensee, authorized delegate, 22
or any person exempted from the licensing requirements of the act 23
when acting within the scope of employment and under the 24
supervision of the licensee, authorized delegate, or exempted 25
person as an employee and not as an independent contractor. 26
(m) A person expressly appointed as a third party service 27
provider to or agent of an entity exempt under subdivision (g), 28
solely to the extent that both of the following apply: 29
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(i) The service provider or agent is engaging in money 1
transmission on behalf of and under a written agreement with the 2
exempt entity that sets forth the specific functions that the 3
service provider or agent is to perform. 4
(ii) The exempt entity assumes all risk of loss and all legal 5
responsibility for satisfying the outstanding money transmission 6
obligations owed to purchasers and holders of the outstanding money 7
transmission obligations on receipt of the purchaser's or holder's 8
money or monetary value by the service provider or agent. 9
(n) A person exempt by regulation or order if the director 10
finds such exemption to be in the public interest and that the 11
regulation of such person is not necessary for the purposes of this 12
act. 13
Sec. 9. The director may require that any person claiming to 14
be exempt from licensing under section 7 provide information and 15
documentation to the director demonstrating that it qualifies for 16
any claimed exemption. 17
ARTICLE 4 18
IMPLEMENTATION, CONFIDENTIALITY, SUPERVISION, AND RELATIONSHIP TO 19
FEDERAL LAW 20
Sec. 11. (1) In order to carry out the purposes of this act, 21
the director may, subject to the provisions of section 13(1) and 22
(2) do any of the following: 23
(a) Enter into agreements or relationships with other 24
government officials or federal and state regulatory agencies or 25
regulatory associations in order to improve efficiencies and reduce 26
regulatory burden by standardizing methods or procedures, and 27
sharing resources, records, or related information obtained under 28
this act. 29
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(b) Use, hire, contract, or employ analytical systems, 1
methods, or software to examine or investigate any person subject 2
to this act. 3
(c) Accept, from other state or federal government agencies or 4
officials, licensing, examination, or investigation reports made by 5
such other state or federal government agencies or officials. 6
(d) Accept audit reports made by an independent certified 7
public accountant or other qualified third-party auditor for an 8
applicant or licensee and incorporate the audit report in any 9
report of examination or investigation. 10
(2) The director shall have the administrative authority to 11
administer, interpret, and enforce this act, and promulgate rules 12
or regulations implementing this act. 13
Sec. 13. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), 14
all information or reports obtained by the director from an 15
applicant, licensee, or authorized delegate, and all information 16
contained in or related to an examination, investigation, operating 17
report, or condition report prepared by, on behalf of, or for the 18
use of the director, or financial statements, balance sheets, or 19
authorized delegate information, are confidential and are not 20
subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 21
442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. 22
(2) The director may disclose information not otherwise 23
subject to disclosure under subsection (1) to representatives of 24
state or federal agencies who promise in a record that they will 25
maintain the confidentiality of the information or where the 26
director finds that the release is reasonably necessary for the 27
protection and interest of the public in accordance with the 28
freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. 29
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(3) This section does not prohibit the director from 1
disclosing to the public a list of all licensees or the aggregated 2
financial or transactional data concerning those licensees. 3
(4) The following information contained in the records of the 4
department is not confidential and may be made available to the 5
public: 6
(a) The name, business address, telephone number, and unique 7
identifier of a licensee. 8
(b) The business address of a licensee's registered agent for 9
service. 10
(c) The name, business address, and telephone number of all 11
authorized delegates. 12
(d) The terms of any bond filed by a licensee, provided that 13
confidential information, including, but not limited to, prices and 14
fees for such bond is redacted. 15
(e) Copies of any non-confidential final orders of the 16
department relating to any violation of this act or regulations 17
implementing this act. 18
(f) Imposition of an administrative fine or penalty under this 19
act. 20
Sec. 15. (1) The director may conduct an examination or 21
investigation of a licensee or authorized delegate or otherwise 22
take independent action authorized by this act or by a rule adopted 23
or order issued under this act as reasonably necessary or 24
appropriate to administer and enforce this act, regulations 25
implementing this act, and other applicable law, including the bank 26
secrecy act and the uniting and strengthening America by providing 27
appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism (USA 28
PATRIOT ACT) act of 2001, Public Law 107-56. The director may do 29
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any of the following: 1
(a) Conduct an examination or investigation either on-site or 2
off-site as the director may reasonably require. 3
(b) Conduct an examination or investigation in conjunction 4
with an examination or investigation conducted by representatives 5
of other state agencies or agencies of another state or of the 6
federal government. 7
(c) Accept the examination or investigation report of another 8
state agency or an agency of another state or of the federal 9
government, or a report prepared by an independent accounting firm, 10
which on being accepted is considered for all purposes as an 11
official report of the director. 12
(d) Summon and examine under oath a key individual or employee 13
of a licensee or authorized delegate and require the person to 14
produce records regarding any matter related to the condition and 15
business of the licensee or authorized delegate. 16
(2) A licensee or authorized delegate shall provide, and the 17
director shall have full and complete access to, all records the 18
director may reasonably require to conduct a complete examination 19
or investigation. The records must be provided at the location and 20
in the format specified by the director, provided, the director may 21
utilize multistate record production standards and examination 22
procedures when such standards will reasonably achieve the 23
requirements of this subsection. 24
(3) Unless otherwise directed by the director, a licensee 25
shall pay all costs reasonably incurred in connection with an 26
examination or investigation of the licensee or the licensee's 27
authorized delegates. 28
Sec. 17. (1) To efficiently and effectively administer and 29
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enforce this act and to minimize regulatory burden, the director 1
may participate in multistate supervisory processes established 2
between states and coordinated through the Conference of State Bank 3
Supervisors, Money Transmitter Regulatory Association, and 4
affiliates and successors thereof, for all licensees that hold 5
licenses in this state and other states. As a participant in 6
multistate supervision, the director shall do all of the following: 7
(a) Cooperate, coordinate, and share information with other 8
states and federal regulators in accordance with section 13. 9
(b) Enter into written cooperation, coordination, or 10
information-sharing contracts or agreements with organizations the 11
membership of which is made up of state or federal governmental 12
agencies. 13
(c) Cooperate, coordinate, and share information with 14
organizations the membership of which is made up of state or 15
federal governmental agencies, provided that the organizations 16
agree in writing to maintain the confidentiality and security of 17
the shared information in accordance with section 13. 18
(2) The director may not waive, and nothing in this section 19
constitutes a waiver of, the director's authority to conduct an 20
examination or investigation or otherwise take independent action 21
authorized by this act or a rule adopted or order issued under this 22
act to enforce compliance with applicable state or federal law. 23
(3) A joint examination or investigation, or acceptance of an 24
examination or investigation report, does not waive an examination 25
assessment provided for in this act. 26
Sec. 19. In the event state money transmission jurisdiction is 27
conditioned on a federal law, any inconsistencies between a 28
provision of this act and the federal law governing money 29
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transmission are governed by the applicable federal law to the 1
extent of the inconsistency. 2
ARTICLE 5 3
MONEY TRANSMISSION LICENSES 4
Sec. 21. (1) A person may not engage in the business of money 5
transmission or advertise, solicit, or hold itself out as providing 6
money transmission unless the person is licensed under this act. 7
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to either of the following: 8
(a) A person that is an authorized delegate of a person 9
licensed under this act acting within the scope of authority 10
conferred by a written contract with the licensee. 11
(b) A person that is exempt under section 7 and does not 12
engage in money transmission outside the scope of such exemption. 13
(3) A license issued under section 29 is not transferable or 14
assignable. 15
Sec. 23. (1) To establish consistent licensing between 16
Michigan and other states, the director is authorized to do either 17
or both of the following: 18
(a) Implement all licensing provisions of this act in a manner 19
that is consistent with other states that have adopted this act or 20
multistate licensing processes. 21
(b) Participate in nationwide protocols for licensing 22
cooperation and coordination among state regulators provided that 23
such protocols are consistent with this act. 24
(2) In order to fulfill the purposes of this act, the director 25
is authorized to establish relationships or contracts with the 26
nationwide multistate licensing system and registry or other 27
entities designated by the nationwide multistate licensing system 28
and registry to enable the director to do any of the following: 29
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(a) Collect and maintain records. 1
(b) Coordinate multistate licensing processes and supervision 2
processes. 3
(c) Process fees. 4
(d) Facilitate communication between Michigan and licensees or 5
other persons subject to this act. 6
(3) The director is authorized to utilize the nationwide 7
multistate licensing system and registry for all aspects of 8
licensing in accordance with this act, including but not limited 9
to, license applications, applications for acquisitions of control, 10
surety bonds, reporting, criminal history background checks, credit 11
checks, fee processing, and examinations. 12
(4) The director is authorized to utilize the nationwide 13
multistate licensing system and registry's forms, processes, and 14
functionalities in accordance with this act. In the event the 15
nationwide multistate licensing system and registry does not 16
provide functionality, forms, or processes for a provision of this 17
act, the director is authorized to strive to implement the 18
requirements in a manner that facilitates uniformity with respect 19
to licensing, supervision, reporting, and regulation of licensees 20
which are licensed in multiple jurisdictions. 21
(5) For the purpose of participating in the nationwide 22
multistate licensing system and registry, the director is 23
authorized to waive or modify, in whole or in part, by rule, 24
regulation or order, any or all of the requirements and to 25
establish new requirements as reasonably necessary to participate 26
in the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry. 27
Sec. 25. (1) Applicants for a license shall apply in a form 28
and in a medium as prescribed by the director. Each such form must 29
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contain content as set forth by rule, regulation, order, or 1
instruction of the director and may be changed or updated by the 2
director in accordance with applicable law in order to carry out 3
the purposes of this act and maintain consistency with the 4
nationwide multistate licensing system and registry licensing 5
standards and practices. The application must state or contain, as 6
applicable, all of the following: 7
(a) The legal name and residential and business addresses of 8
the applicant and any fictitious or trade name used by the 9
applicant in conducting its business. 10
(b) A list of any criminal convictions of the applicant and 11
any material litigation in which the applicant has been involved in 12
the 10-year period immediately preceding the submission of the 13
application. 14
(c) A description of any money transmission previously 15
provided by the applicant and the money transmission that the 16
applicant seeks to provide in this state. 17
(d) A list of the applicant's proposed authorized delegates 18
and the locations in this state where the applicant and its 19
authorized delegates propose to engage in money transmission. 20
(e) A list of other states in which the applicant is licensed 21
to engage in money transmission and any license revocations, 22
suspensions, or other disciplinary action taken against the 23
applicant in another state. 24
(f) Information concerning any bankruptcy or receivership 25
proceedings affecting the licensee or a person in control of a 26
licensee. 27
(g) The name and address of any federally insured depository 28
financial institution through which the applicant plans to conduct 29
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money transmission. 1
(h) Any other information the director or the nationwide 2
multistate licensing system and registry reasonably requires with 3
respect to the applicant. 4
(2) If an applicant is a corporation, limited liability 5
company, partnership, or other legal entity, the applicant shall 6
also provide all of the following: 7
(a) The date of the applicant's incorporation or formation and 8
state or country of incorporation or formation. 9
(b) If applicable, a certificate of good standing from the 10
state or country in which the applicant is incorporated or formed. 11
(c) A brief description of the structure or organization of 12
the applicant, including any parents or subsidiaries of the 13
applicant, and whether any parents or subsidiaries are publicly 14
traded. 15
(d) The legal name, any fictitious or trade name, all business 16
and residential addresses, and the employment, as applicable, in 17
the 10-year period immediately preceding the submission of the 18
application of each key individual and person in control of the 19
applicant. 20
(e) A list of any criminal convictions and material litigation 21
in which a person in control of the applicant that is not an 22
individual has been involved in the 10-year period immediately 23
preceding the submission of the application. 24
(f) A copy of audited financial statements of the applicant 25
for the most recent fiscal year and for the 2-year period 26
immediately preceding the submission of the application or, if 27
determined to be acceptable to the director, certified unaudited 28
financial statements for the most recent fiscal year or other 29
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period acceptable to the director. 1
(g) A certified copy of unaudited financial statements of the 2
applicant for the most recent fiscal quarter. 3
(h) If the applicant is a publicly traded corporation, a copy 4
of the most recent report filed with the United States Securities 5
and Exchange Commission under section 13 of the securities exchange 6
act of 1934, 15 USC 78m. 7
(i) If the applicant is a wholly owned subsidiary of a 8
corporation publicly traded in the United States, a copy of audited 9
financial statements for the parent corporation for the most recent 10
fiscal year or a copy of the parent corporation's most recent 11
report filed under section 13 of the securities exchange act of 12
1934, 15 USC 78m. If the applicant is a wholly owned subsidiary of 13
a corporation publicly traded outside the United States, a copy of 14
similar documentation filed with the regulator of the parent 15
corporation's domicile outside the United States. 16
(j) The name and address of the applicant's registered agent 17
in this state. 18
(k) Any other information the director reasonably requires 19
with respect to the applicant. 20
(3) A nonrefundable application fee as required by section 21
31(1) must accompany an application for a license under this 22
section. 23
(4) The director may waive 1 or more requirements of 24
subsections (1) and (2) or permit an applicant to submit other 25
information in lieu of the required information. 26
Sec. 27. (1) Any individual in control of a licensee or 27
applicant, any individual that seeks to acquire control of a 28
licensee, and each key individual shall furnish to the director 29
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through the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry all 1
of the following items: 2
(a) The individual's fingerprints for submission to the 3
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the director for purposes of a 4
state and national criminal history background check unless the 5
person currently resides outside of the United States and has 6
resided outside of the United States for the last 10 years. As part 7
of or in connection with an application for a license under this 8
act the director is authorized to receive any and all criminal 9
history record information. 10
(b) Personal history and experience in a form and in a medium 11
prescribed by the director, to obtain all of the following: 12
(i) An independent credit report from a consumer reporting 13
agency unless the individual does not have a Social Security 14
number, in which case, this requirement must be waived. 15
(ii) Information related to any criminal convictions or pending 16
charges. 17
(iii) Information related to any regulatory or administrative 18
action and any civil litigation involving claims of fraud, 19
misrepresentation, conversion, mismanagement of funds, breach of 20
fiduciary duty, or breach of contract. 21
(2) If the individual has resided outside of the United States 22
at any time in the last 10 years, the individual shall also provide 23
an investigative background report prepared by an independent 24
search firm that meets both of the following requirements: 25
(a) At a minimum, both of the following apply to the search 26
firm: 27
(i) It shall demonstrate that it has sufficient knowledge, 28
resources, and employs accepted and reasonable methodologies to 29
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conduct the research of the background report. 1
(ii) It shall not be affiliated with or have an interest with 2
the individual it is researching. 3
(b) At a minimum, the investigative background report must be 4
written in the English language and contain all of the following: 5
(i) If available in the individual's current jurisdiction of 6
residency, a comprehensive credit report, or any equivalent 7
information obtained or generated by the independent search firm to 8
accomplish such report, including a search of the court data in the 9
countries, provinces, states, cities, towns, and contiguous areas 10
where the individual resided and worked. 11
(ii) Criminal records information for the past 10 years, 12
including, but not limited to, felonies, misdemeanors, or similar 13
convictions for violations of law in the countries, provinces, 14
states, cities, towns, and contiguous areas where the individual 15
resided and worked. 16
(iii) Employment history. 17
(iv) Media history, including an electronic search of national 18
and local publications, wire services, and business applications. 19
(v) Financial services-related regulatory history, including 20
but not limited to, money transmission, securities, banking, 21
insurance, and mortgage- related industries. 22
Sec. 29. (1) When an application for an original license under 23
this act appears to include all the items and addresses all of the 24
matters that are required, the application is complete and the 25
director shall promptly notify the applicant in a record of the 26
date on which the application is determined to be complete. The 27
director shall approve or deny the application within 120 days 28
after the completion date. If the application is not approved or 29
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denied within 120 days after the completion date, the application 1
is approved and the license takes effect as of the first business 2
day after expiration of the 120-day period. The director may for 3
good cause extend the application period. 4
(2) A determination by the director that an application is 5
complete and is accepted for processing means only that the 6
application, on its face, appears to include all of the items, 7
including the criminal background check response from the Federal 8
Bureau of Investigation, and address all of the matters that are 9
required, and is not an assessment of the substance of the 10
application or of the sufficiency of the information provided. 11
(3) When an application is filed and considered complete under 12
this section, the director shall investigate the applicant's 13
financial condition and responsibility, financial and business 14
experience, character, and general fitness. The director may 15
conduct an on-site investigation of the applicant, the reasonable 16
cost of which the applicant must pay. The director shall issue a 17
license to an applicant under this section if the director finds 18
that both of the following conditions have been fulfilled: 19
(a) The applicant has complied with sections 25 and 27. 20
(b) The financial condition and responsibility, financial and 21
business experience, competence, character, and general fitness of 22
the applicant, and the competence, experience, character, and 23
general fitness of the key individuals and persons in control of 24
the applicant indicate that it is in the interest of the public to 25
permit the applicant to engage in money transmission. 26
(4) If an applicant avails itself or is otherwise subject to a 27
multistate licensing process, both of the following apply: 28
(a) The director may accept the investigation results of a 29
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lead investigative state for the purpose of subsection (3) if the 1
lead investigative state has sufficient staffing, expertise, and 2
minimum standards. 3
(b) If Michigan is a lead investigative state, the director 4
may investigate the applicant under subsection (3) and the time 5
frames established by agreement through the multistate licensing 6
process, provided however, that in no case must such time frame be 7
noncompliant with the application period in subsection (1). 8
(5) The director shall issue a formal written notice of the 9
denial of a license application within 30 days of the decision to 10
deny the application. The director shall set forth in the notice of 11
denial the specific reasons for the denial of the application. An 12
applicant whose application is denied by the director under this 13
subsection may appeal within 30 days after receipt of the written 14
notice of the denial and request a hearing on the denial. 15
(6) The initial license term begins on the day the application 16
is approved. The license expires on December 31 of the year in 17
which the license term began, unless the initial license date is 18
between November 1 and December 31, in which instance the initial 19
license term runs through December 31 of the following year. 20
Sec. 31. (1) By December 31 of each year, the director shall 21
establish a schedule of fees to be paid by applicants and licensees 22
during the next calendar year. In establishing license fees, the 23
director shall consider each licensee's business volume and number 24
of locations and any other business factors the director considers 25
reasonable in order to generate funds sufficient to pay, but not to 26
exceed, the office's reasonably anticipated costs of administering 27
this act. 28
(2) A license under this act must be renewed annually. An 29
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annual renewal fee as set forth in subsection (1) must be paid no 1
more than 60 days before the license expiration. 2
(3) Except as provided in section 29(6), the renewal term is 3
for a period of 1 year and begins on January 1 of each year after 4
the initial license term and expires on December 31 of the year the 5
renewal term begins. 6
(4) A licensee shall submit a renewal report with the renewal 7
fee, in a form and in a medium prescribed by the director. The 8
renewal report must state or contain a description of each material 9
change in information submitted by the licensee in its original 10
license application which has not been reported to the director. 11
(5) The director on timely request may grant an extension of 12
the renewal date. If the director grants an extension, a licensee 13
who fails to submit to the director a renewal report or renewal fee 14
required under this section by December 31 is subject to a late fee 15
of $50.00 for each day the report is delinquent or $5,000.00, 16
whichever is less. 17
(6) The director is authorized to utilize the nationwide 18
multistate licensing system and registry to process license 19
renewals provided that such functionality is consistent with this 20
section. 21
Sec. 33. (1) If a licensee does not continue to meet the 22
qualifications or satisfy the requirements that apply to an 23
applicant for a new money transmission license, the director may 24
suspend or revoke the licensee's license in accordance with the 25
procedures established by this act or other applicable state law 26
for such suspension or revocation. 27
(2) An applicant for a money transmission license shall 28
demonstrate that it meets or will meet, and a money transmission 29
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licensee shall at all times meet, the requirements in sections 65, 1
67, and 69. 2
ARTICLE 6 3
ACQUISITION OF CONTROL AND CHANGE OF KEY INDIVIDUAL 4
Sec. 35. (1) Any person, or group of persons acting in 5
concert, seeking to acquire control of a licensee shall obtain the 6
written approval of the director before acquiring control. An 7
individual is not deemed to acquire control of a licensee and is 8
not subject to these acquisition of control provisions when that 9
individual becomes a key individual in the ordinary course of 10
business. 11
(2) A person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking 12
to acquire control of a licensee shall, in cooperation with the 13
licensee, do both of the following: 14
(a) Submit an application in a form and in a medium prescribed 15
by the director. 16
(b) Submit a nonrefundable fee with the request for approval 17
in an amount established by the director under section 31. 18
(3) On request, the director may permit a licensee or the 19
person, or group of persons acting in concert, to submit some or 20
all information required by the director under subsection (2)(a) 21
without using the nationwide multistate licensing system and 22
registry. 23
(4) The application required by subsection (2)(a) must include 24
information required by section 27 for any new key individuals that 25
have not previously completed the requirements of section 27 for a 26
licensee. 27
(5) When an application for acquisition of control under this 28
section appears to include all the items and address all of the 29
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matters that are required, the application must be considered 1
complete and the director shall promptly notify the applicant in a 2
record of the date on which the application was determined to be 3
complete and the director shall approve or deny the application 4
within 60 days after the completion date. If the application is not 5
approved or denied within 60 days after the completion date, the 6
license continues until a decision is made. The director may for 7
good cause extend the application period. 8
(6) A determination by the director that an application is 9
complete and is accepted for processing means only that the 10
application, on its face, appears to include all of the items and 11
address all of the matters that are required, and is not an 12
assessment of the substance of the application or of the 13
sufficiency of the information provided. 14
(7) When an application is filed and considered complete under 15
subsection (5), the director shall investigate the financial 16
condition and responsibility, financial and business experience, 17
character, and general fitness of the person, or group of persons 18
acting in concert, seeking to acquire control. The director shall 19
approve an acquisition of control under this section if the 20
director finds that both of the following conditions have been 21
fulfilled: 22
(a) The requirements of subsections (2) and (4) have been met, 23
as applicable. 24
(b) The financial condition and responsibility, financial and 25
business experience, competence, character, and general fitness of 26
the person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to 27
acquire control, and the competence, experience, character, and 28
general fitness of the key individuals and persons that would be in 29
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control of the licensee after the acquisition of control indicate 1
that it is in the interest of the public to permit the person, or 2
group of persons acting in concert, to control the licensee. 3
(8) If an applicant avails itself or is otherwise subject to a 4
multistate licensing process, the director may accept the 5
investigation results of a lead investigative state for the purpose 6
of subsection (7) if the lead investigative state has sufficient 7
staffing, expertise, and minimum standards, or if Michigan is a 8
lead investigative state, the director may investigate the 9
applicant in accordance with subsection (7) and the time frames 10
established by agreement through the multistate licensing process. 11
The director shall issue a formal written notice of the denial of 12
an application to acquire control within 30 days of the decision to 13
deny the application. The director shall set forth in the notice of 14
denial the specific reasons for the denial of the application. An 15
applicant whose application is denied by the director under this 16
subsection may appeal within 30 days after receipt of the written 17
notice of the denial and request a hearing. 18
(9) The requirements of subsections (1) and (2) do not apply 19
to any of the following: 20
(a) A person that acts as a proxy for the sole purpose of 21
voting at a designated meeting of the shareholders or holders of 22
voting shares or voting interests of a licensee or a person in 23
control of a licensee. 24
(b) A person that acquires control of a licensee by devise or 25
descent. 26
(c) A person that acquires control of a licensee as a personal 27
representative, custodian, guardian, conservator, or trustee, or as 28
an officer appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction or by 29
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operation of law. 1
(d) A person that is exempt under section 7(g). 2
(e) A person that the director determines is not subject to 3
subsection (1) based on the public interest. 4
(f) A public offering of securities of a licensee or a person 5
in control of a licensee. 6
(g) An internal reorganization of a person in control of the 7
licensee where the ultimate person in control of the licensee 8
remains the same. 9
(10) Persons in subsection (9)(b), (c), (d), (f), and (g), in 10
cooperation with the licensee, shall notify the director within 15 11
days after the acquisition of control. 12
(11) The requirements of subsections (1) and (2) do not apply 13
to a person that has complied with and received approval to engage 14
in money transmission under this act or was identified as a person 15
in control in a previous application filed with and approved by the 16
director or by an MSB accredited state in accordance with a 17
multistate licensing process, provided that all of the following 18
are true: 19
(a) The person has not had a license revoked or suspended or 20
controlled a licensee that has had a license revoked or suspended 21
while the person was in control of the licensee in the previous 5-22
years. 23
(b) If the person is a licensee, the person is well managed 24
and has received at least a satisfactory rating for compliance at 25
its most recent examination by an MSB accredited state if such 26
rating was given. 27
(c) The licensee to be acquired is projected to meet the 28
requirements of sections 65, 67, and 69 after the acquisition of 29
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control is completed, and if the person acquiring control is a 1
licensee, that licensee is also projected to meet the requirements 2
of sections 65, 67, and 69 after the acquisition of control is 3
completed. 4
(d) The licensee to be acquired will not implement any 5
material changes to its business plan as a result of the 6
acquisition of control, and if the person acquiring control is a 7
licensee, that licensee also will not implement any material 8
changes to its business plan as a result of the acquisition of 9
control. 10
(e) The person provides notice of the acquisition in 11
cooperation with the licensee and attests to subdivisions (a), (b), 12
(c), and (d) in a form and in a medium prescribed by the director. 13
(12) If the notice described in subsection (11)(e) is not 14
disapproved within 30 days after the date on which the notice was 15
determined to be complete, the notice is deemed approved. 16
(13) Before filing an application for approval to acquire 17
control of a licensee a person may request in writing a 18
determination from the director as to whether the person would be 19
considered a person in control of a licensee on consummation of a 20
proposed transaction. If the director determines that the person 21
would not be a person in control of a licensee, the proposed person 22
and transaction is not subject to the requirements of subsections 23
(1) and (2). 24
(14) If a multistate licensing process includes a 25
determination under subsection (13) and an applicant avails itself 26
or is otherwise subject to the multistate licensing process, either 27
of the following apply: 28
(a) The director is authorized to accept the control 29
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determination of a lead investigative state with sufficient 1
staffing, expertise, and minimum standards for the purpose of 2
subsection (13). 3
(b) If Michigan is a lead investigative state, the director is 4
authorized to investigate the applicant under subsection (13) and 5
the time frames established by agreement through the multistate 6
licensing process. 7
Sec. 37. (1) A licensee adding or replacing any key individual 8
shall do both of the following: 9
(a) Provide notice in a manner prescribed by the director 10
within 15 days after the effective date of the key individual's 11
appointment. 12
(b) Provide information as required by section 27 within 45 13
days of the effective date. 14
(2) Within 90 days of the date on which the notice provided 15
under subsection (1) was determined to be complete, the director 16
may issue a notice of disapproval of a key individual if the 17
competence, experience, character, or integrity of the individual 18
would not be in the best interests of the public or the customers 19
of the licensee to permit the individual to be a key individual of 20
such licensee. 21
(3) A notice of disapproval must contain a statement of the 22
basis for disapproval and must be sent to the licensee and the 23
disapproved individual. A licensee may appeal a notice of 24
disapproval within 30 days after receipt of such notice of 25
disapproval. 26
(4) If the notice provided under subsection (1) is not 27
disapproved within 90 days after the date on which the notice was 28
determined to be complete, the key individual is deemed approved. 29
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(5) If a multistate licensing process includes a key 1
individual notice review and disapproval process in accordance with 2
this section and the licensee avails itself or is otherwise subject 3
to the multistate licensing process, both of the following apply: 4
(a) The director is authorized to accept the determination of 5
another state if the investigating state has sufficient staffing, 6
expertise, and minimum standards for the purpose of this section. 7
(b) If Michigan is a lead investigative state, the director is 8
authorized to investigate the applicant under subsection (2) and 9
the time frames established by agreement through the multistate 10
licensing process. 11
ARTICLE 7 12
REPORTING AND RECORDS 13
Sec. 39. (1) Each licensee shall submit a report of condition 14
within 45 days of the end of the calendar quarter, or within any 15
extended time as the director may prescribe. 16
(2) The report of condition must include all of the following: 17
(a) Financial information at the licensee level. 18
(b) Nationwide and state-specific money transmission 19
transaction information in every jurisdiction in the United States 20
where the licensee is licensed to engage in money transmission. 21
(c) Permissible investments report. 22
(d) Transaction destination country reporting for money 23
received for transmission, if applicable. 24
(e) Any other information the director reasonably requires 25
with respect to the licensee. The director is authorized to utilize 26
the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry for the 27
submission of the report required by subsection (1) and is 28
authorized to update as necessary the requirements of this section 29
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to carry out the purposes of this act and maintain consistency with 1
the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry reporting. 2
(3) The information required by subdivision (2)(d) must only 3
be included in a report of condition submitted within 45 days of 4
the end of the fourth calendar quarter. 5
Sec. 41. (1) Each licensee shall, within 90 days after the end 6
of each fiscal year, or within any extended time as the director 7
may prescribe, file both of the following with the director: 8
(a) An audited financial statement of the licensee for the 9
fiscal year prepared in accordance with United States generally 10
accepted accounting principles. 11
(b) Any other information as the director may reasonably 12
require. 13
(2) The audited financial statements must be prepared by an 14
independent certified public accountant or independent public 15
accountant who is satisfactory to the director. 16
(3) The audited financial statements must include or be 17
accompanied by a certificate of opinion of the independent 18
certified public accountant or independent public accountant that 19
is satisfactory in form and content to the director. If the 20
certificate or opinion is qualified, the director may order the 21
licensee to take any action as the director may find necessary to 22
enable the independent certified public accountant or independent 23
public accountant to remove the qualification. 24
Sec. 43. (1) Each licensee shall submit a report of authorized 25
delegates within 45 days of the end of the calendar quarter. The 26
director may utilize the nationwide multistate licensing system and 27
registry for the submission of the report required by this 28
subsection provided that such functionality is consistent with the 29
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requirements of this section. 1
(2) The authorized delegate report must include, at a minimum, 2
all of the following related to each authorized delegate: 3
(a) Company legal name. 4
(b) Taxpayer employer identification number. 5
(c) Principal provider identifier. 6
(d) Physical address. 7
(e) Mailing address. 8
(f) Any business conducted in other states. 9
(g) Any assumed name or trade name. 10
(h) Contact person name, phone number, and email. 11
(i) Start date as licensee's authorized delegate. 12
(j) End date acting as licensee's authorized delegate, if 13
applicable. 14
(k) Any other information the director reasonably requires 15
with respect to the authorized delegate. 16
Sec. 45. (1) A licensee shall file a report with the director 17
within 1 business day after the licensee has reason to know of the 18
occurrence of any of the following events: 19
(a) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee under 20
11 USC 101 to 110, for bankruptcy or reorganization. 21
(b) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee for 22
receivership, the commencement of any other judicial or 23
administrative proceeding for its dissolution or reorganization, or 24
the making of a general assignment for the benefit of its 25
creditors. 26
(c) The commencement of a proceeding to revoke or suspend its 27
license in a state or country in which the licensee engages in 28
business or is licensed. 29
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(2) A licensee shall file a report with the director within 3 1
business days after the licensee has reason to know of the 2
occurrence of any of the following events: 3
(a) A charge or conviction of the licensee or of a key 4
individual or person in control of the licensee for a felony. 5
(b) A charge or conviction of an authorized delegate for a 6
felony. 7
Sec. 47. A licensee and an authorized delegate shall file all 8
reports required by federal currency reporting, record keeping, and 9
suspicious activity reporting requirements as set forth in the bank 10
secrecy act and other federal and state laws pertaining to money 11
laundering. The timely filing of a complete and accurate report 12
required under this section with the appropriate federal agency is 13
deemed compliant with the requirements of this section. 14
Sec. 49. (1) A licensee shall maintain all of the following 15
records, for determining its compliance with this act for at least 16
3 years: 17
(a) A record of each outstanding money transmission obligation 18
sold. 19
(b) A general ledger posted at least monthly containing all 20
asset, liability, capital, income, and expense accounts. 21
(c) Bank statements and bank reconciliation records. 22
(d) Records of each outstanding money transmission obligation. 23
(e) Records of each outstanding money transmission obligation 24
paid within the 3-year period. 25
(f) A list of the last known names and addresses of all of the 26
licensee's authorized delegates. 27
(g) Any other records the director reasonably requires by 28
rule. 29
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(2) The items specified in subsection (1) may be maintained in 1
any form of record. 2
(3) Records specified in subsection (1) may be maintained 3
outside this state if they are made accessible to the director on 7 4
business-days' notice that is sent in a record. 5
(4) All records maintained by the licensee as required in 6
subsections (1), (2), and (3) are open to inspection by the 7
director in accordance with section 15(1). 8
ARTICLE 8 9
AUTHORIZED DELEGATES 10
Sec. 51. (1) Before a licensee is authorized to conduct 11
business through an authorized delegate or allows a person to act 12
as the licensee's authorized delegate, the licensee must do all of 13
the following: 14
(a) Adopt, and update as necessary, written policies and 15
procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the licensee's 16
authorized delegates comply with applicable state and federal law. 17
(b) Enter into a written contract that complies with 18
subsection (3). 19
(c) Conduct a reasonable risk-based background investigation 20
sufficient for the licensee to determine whether the authorized 21
delegate has complied and will likely comply with applicable state 22
and federal law. 23
(2) An authorized delegate shall operate in full compliance 24
with this act. 25
(3) The written contract required by subsection (1) must be 26
signed by the licensee and the authorized delegate and, at a 27
minimum, must do all of the following: 28
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authorized delegate with the authority to conduct money 1
transmission on behalf of the licensee. 2
(b) Set forth the nature and scope of the relationship between 3
the licensee and the authorized delegate and the respective rights 4
and responsibilities of the parties. 5
(c) Require the authorized delegate to agree to fully comply 6
with all applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations 7
pertaining to money transmission, including this act and 8
regulations implementing this act, relevant provisions of the bank 9
secrecy act and the uniting and strengthening America by providing 10
appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism (USA 11
PATRIOT ACT) act of 2001, Public Law 107-56. 12
(d) Require the authorized delegate to remit and handle money 13
and monetary value in accordance with the terms of the contract 14
between the licensee and the authorized delegate. 15
(e) Impose a trust on money and monetary value net of fees 16
received for money transmission for the benefit of the licensee. 17
(f) Require the authorized delegate to prepare and maintain 18
records as required by this act or regulations implementing this 19
act, or as reasonably requested by the director. 20
(g) Acknowledge that the authorized delegate consents to 21
examination or investigation by the director. 22
(h) State that the licensee is subject to regulation by the 23
director and that, as part of that regulation, the director may 24
suspend or revoke an authorized delegate designation or require the 25
licensee to terminate an authorized delegate designation. 26
(i) Acknowledge receipt of the written policies and procedures 27
required under subsection (1)(a). 28
(4) If the licensee's license is suspended, revoked, 29
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surrendered, or expired, the licensee must, within 5 business days, 1
provide documentation to the director that the licensee has 2
notified all applicable authorized delegates of the licensee whose 3
names are in a record filed with the director of the suspension, 4
revocation, surrender, or expiration of a license. On suspension, 5
revocation, surrender, or expiration of a license, applicable 6
authorized delegates shall immediately cease to provide money 7
transmission as an authorized delegate of the licensee. 8
(5) An authorized delegate of a licensee holds in trust for 9
the benefit of the licensee all money net of fees received from 10
money transmission. If any authorized delegate commingles any funds 11
received from money transmission with any other funds or property 12
owned or controlled by the authorized delegate, all commingled 13
funds and other property must be considered held in trust in favor 14
of the licensee in an amount equal to the amount of money net of 15
fees received from money transmission. 16
(6) An authorized delegate may not use a subdelegate to 17
conduct money transmission on behalf of a licensee. 18
(7) As used in this section, "remit" means to make direct 19
payments of money to a licensee or its representative authorized to 20
receive money or to deposit money in a bank in an account specified 21
by the licensee. 22
Sec. 53. A person shall not engage in the business of money 23
transmission on behalf of a person not licensed under this act or 24
not exempt under article 3. A person that engages in such activity 25
provides money transmission to the same extent as if the person 26
were a licensee, and shall be jointly and severally liable with the 27
unlicensed or nonexempt person. 28
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TIMELY TRANSMISSION, REFUNDS, AND DISCLOSURES 1
Sec. 55. (1) Every licensee shall forward all money received 2
for transmission in accordance with the terms of the agreement 3
between the licensee and the sender unless the licensee has a 4
reasonable belief or a reasonable basis to believe that the sender 5
may be a victim of fraud or that a crime or violation of law, rule, 6
or regulation has occurred, is occurring, or may occur. 7
(2) If a licensee fails to forward money received for 8
transmission in accordance with this section, the licensee shall 9
respond to inquiries by the sender with the reason for the failure 10
unless providing a response would violate a state or federal law, 11
rule, or regulation. 12
Sec. 57. (1) This section does not apply to either of the 13
following: 14
(a) Money received for transmission subject to 12 CFR 1005.30 15
to 1005.36. 16
(b) Money received for transmission under a written agreement 17
between the licensee and payee to process payments for goods or 18
services provided by the payee. 19
(2) Every licensee shall refund to the sender within 10 days 20
of receipt of the sender's written request for a refund of any and 21
all money received for transmission unless any of the following 22
occurs: 23
(a) The money has been forwarded within 10 days of the date on 24
which the money was received for transmission. 25
(b) Instructions have been given committing an equivalent 26
amount of money to the person designated by the sender within 10 27
days of the date on which the money was received for transmission. 28
(c) The agreement between the licensee and the sender 29
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instructs the licensee to forward the money at a time that is 1
beyond 10 days of the date on which the money was received for 2
transmission. If funds have not yet been forwarded in accordance 3
with the terms of the agreement between the licensee and the 4
sender, the licensee shall issue a refund in accordance with the 5
other provisions of this section. 6
(d) The refund is requested for a transaction that the 7
licensee has not completed based on a reasonable belief or a 8
reasonable basis to believe that a crime or violation of law, rule, 9
or regulation has occurred, is occurring, or may occur. 10
(e) The refund request does not enable the licensee to do 11
either of the following: 12
(i) Identify the sender's name and address or telephone number. 13
(ii) Identify the particular transaction to be refunded in the 14
event the sender has multiple transactions outstanding. 15
Sec. 59. (1) Every licensee or its authorized delegate shall 16
provide the sender a receipt for money received for transmission. 17
The receipt must contain the name of the sender, the name of the 18
designated recipient, the date of the transaction, the unique 19
transaction or identification number, the name of the licensee, the 20
nationwide multistate licensing system and registry unique ID, the 21
licensee's business address, and the licensee's customer service 22
telephone number, the amount of the transaction in United States 23
dollars, any fee charged by the licensee to the sender for the 24
transaction, and any taxes collected by the licensee from the 25
sender for the transaction. The receipt required by this subsection 26
must be in English and in the language principally used by the 27
licensee or authorized delegate to advertise, solicit, or 28
negotiate, either orally or in writing, for a transaction conducted 29
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in person, electronically or by phone, if other than English. 1
(2) This section does not apply to any of the following: 2
(a) Money received for transmission subject to 12 CFR 1005.30 3
to 1005.36. 4
(b) Money received for transmission that is not primarily for 5
personal, family, or household purposes. 6
(c) Money received for transmission under a written agreement 7
between the licensee and the payee to process payments for goods or 8
services provided by the payee. 9
(d) Payroll processing services. 10
(3) As used in this section, "receipt" means a paper receipt, 11
electronic record, or other written confirmation. For a transaction 12
conducted in person, the receipt may be provided electronically if 13
the sender requests or agrees to receive an electronic receipt. For 14
a transaction conducted electronically or by phone, a receipt may 15
be provided electronically. All electronic receipts must be 16
provided in a retainable form. 17
Sec. 61. Every licensee or authorized delegate shall include 18
on a receipt or disclose on the licensee's website or mobile 19
application the name and phone number of the department and a 20
statement that the licensee's customers can contact the department 21
with questions or complaints about the licensee's money 22
transmission services. 23
Sec. 63. (1) A licensee that provides payroll processing 24
services shall do both of the following: 25
(a) Issue reports to clients detailing client payroll 26
obligations in advance of the payroll funds being deducted from an 27
account. 28
(b) Make available worker paystubs or an equivalent statement 29
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to workers. 1
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a licensee providing 2
payroll processing services where the licensee's client designates 3
the intended recipients to the licensee and is responsible for 4
providing the disclosures required by subsection (1)(b). 5
ARTICLE 10 6
PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS 7
Sec. 65. (1) A licensee shall maintain at all times a tangible 8
net worth of the greater of $100,000.00 or 3% of total assets for 9
the first $100,000,000.00, 2% of additional assets for 10
$100,000,000.00 to $1,000,000,000.00, and 0.5% of additional assets 11
for over $1,000,000,000.00. 12
(2) Tangible net worth must be demonstrated at initial 13
application by the applicant's most recent audited or unaudited 14
financial statements in accordance with section 25(2)(f). 15
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, 16
the director has the authority, for good cause shown, to exempt, in 17
part or in whole, from the requirements of this section any 18
applicant or licensee. 19
Sec. 67. (1) An applicant for a money transmission license 20
must provide, and a licensee at all times shall maintain, security 21
consisting of a surety bond in a form satisfactory to the director 22
or, with the director's approval, a deposit instead of a bond in 23
accordance with this section. 24
(2) The amount of the required security is either of the 25
following: 26
(a) The greater of $100,000.00 or an amount equal to 100% of 27
the licensee's average daily money transmission liability in this 28
state calculated for the most recently completed 3-month period, up 29
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to a maximum of $500,000.00. 1
(b) In the event that the licensee's tangible net worth 2
exceeds 10% of total assets, the licensee shall maintain a surety 3
bond of $100,000.00. 4
(3) A licensee that maintains a bond in the maximum amount 5
provided for in subsection (2)(a) or (b), as applicable, shall not 6
be required to calculate its average daily money transmission 7
liability in this state for purposes of this section. 8
(4) A licensee may exceed the maximum required bond amount 9
under section 71(1)(d). 10
Sec. 69. (1) A licensee shall maintain at all times 11
permissible investments that have a market value computed in 12
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting 13
principles of not less than the aggregate amount of all of its 14
outstanding money transmission obligations. 15
(2) Except for permissible investments enumerated in section 16
71(1), the director, with respect to any licensee, may by rule or 17
order limit the extent to which a specific investment maintained by 18
a licensee within a class of permissible investments may be 19
considered a permissible investment, if the specific investment 20
represents undue risk to customers, not reflected in the market 21
value of investments. 22
(3) Permissible investments, even if commingled with other 23
assets of the licensee, are held in trust for the benefit of the 24
purchasers and holders of the licensee's outstanding money 25
transmission obligations in the event of insolvency, the filing of 26
a petition by or against the licensee under 11 USC 101 to 110, for 27
bankruptcy or reorganization, the filing of a petition by or 28
against the licensee for receivership, the commencement of any 29
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other judicial or administrative proceeding for its dissolution or 1
reorganization, or in the event of an action by a creditor against 2
the licensee who is not a beneficiary of this statutory trust. No 3
permissible investments impressed with a trust under this 4
subsection is subject to attachment, levy of execution, or 5
sequestration by order of any court, except for a beneficiary of 6
this statutory trust. 7
(4) On the establishment of a statutory trust in accordance 8
with subsection (3) or when any funds are drawn on a letter of 9
credit under section 71(1)(e), the director shall notify the 10
applicable regulator of each state in which the licensee is 11
licensed to engage in money transmission, if any, of the 12
establishment of the trust or the funds drawn on the letter of 13
credit, as applicable. Notice must be deemed satisfied if performed 14
in accordance with a multistate agreement or through the nationwide 15
multistate licensing system and registry. Funds drawn on a letter 16
of credit, and any other permissible investments held in trust for 17
the benefit of the purchasers and holders of the licensee's 18
outstanding money transmission obligations, are deemed held in 19
trust for the benefit of such purchasers and holders on a pro rata 20
and equitable basis in accordance with statutes under which 21
permissible investments are required to be held in this state, and 22
other states, as applicable. Any statutory trust established 23
hereunder must be terminated on extinguishment of all of the 24
licensee's outstanding money transmission obligations. 25
(5) The director by rule or by order may allow other types of 26
investments that the director determines are of sufficient 27
liquidity and quality to be a permissible investment. The director 28
is authorized to participate in efforts with other state regulators 29
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to determine that other types of investments are of sufficient 1
liquidity and quality to be a permissible investment. 2
Sec. 71. (1) The following investments are permissible under 3
section 69: 4
(a) Cash, including demand deposits, savings deposits, and 5
funds in such accounts held for the benefit of the licensee's 6
customers in a federally insured depository financial institution, 7
and cash equivalents including ACH items in transit to the licensee 8
and ACH items or international wires in transit to a payee, cash in 9
transit via armored car, cash in smart safes, cash in licensee-10
owned locations, debit card or credit card-funded transmission 11
receivables owed by any bank, or money market mutual funds rated 12
"AAA" by S&P, or the equivalent from any eligible rating service. 13
(b) Certificates of deposit or senior debt obligations of an 14
insured depository institution, as defined in section 3 of the 15
federal deposit insurance act, 12 USC 1813, or an insured credit 16
union, as defined under 12 USC 1752. 17
(c) An obligation of the United States or a commission, 18
agency, or instrumentality thereof, an obligation that is 19
guaranteed fully as to principal and interest by the United States, 20
or an obligation of a state or a governmental subdivision, agency, 21
or instrumentality thereof. 22
(d) One hundred percent of the surety bond or deposit provided 23
for under section 67. 24
(e) The full drawable amount of an irrevocable standby letter 25
of credit for which the stated beneficiary is the director that 26
stipulates that the beneficiary need only draw a sight draft under 27
the letter of credit and present it to obtain funds up to the 28
letter of credit amount within 7 days of presentation of the items 29
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required by subsection (4). 1
(2) All of the following apply to letter of credit under 2
subsection (1)(e): 3
(a) It must be issued by a federally insured depository 4
financial institution, a foreign bank that is authorized under 5
federal law to maintain a federal agency or federal branch office 6
in a state or states, or a foreign bank that is authorized under 7
state law to maintain a branch in a state to which either of the 8
following apply: 9
(i) It bears an eligible rating or its parent company bears an 10
eligible rating. 11
(ii) It is regulated, supervised, and examined by United States 12
federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over 13
banks, credit unions, and trust companies. 14
(b) It must be irrevocable, unconditional, and indicate that 15
it is not subject to any condition or qualifications outside of the 16
letter of credit. 17
(c) It must not contain reference to any other agreements, 18
documents or entities, or otherwise provide for any security 19
interest in the licensee. 20
(d) It must contain an issue date and expiration date, and 21
expressly provide for automatic extension, without a written 22
amendment, for an additional period of 1 year from the present or 23
each future expiration date, unless the issuer of the letter of 24
credit notifies the director in writing by certified or registered 25
mail or courier mail or other receipted means, at least 60 days 26
before any expiration date, that the irrevocable letter of credit 27
will not be extended. 28
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of a letter of credit issued under subsection (2)(d), the licensee 1
shall be required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 2
director, 15 days before expiration, that the licensee maintains 3
and will maintain permissible investments in accordance with 4
section 69(1) on the expiration of the letter of credit. If the 5
licensee is not able to do so, the director may draw on the letter 6
of credit in an amount up to the amount necessary to meet the 7
licensee's requirements to maintain permissible investments in 8
accordance with section 69(1). Any such draw must be offset against 9
the licensee's outstanding money transmission obligations. The 10
drawn funds must be held in trust by the director or the director's 11
designated agent, to the extent authorized by law, as agent for the 12
benefit of the purchasers and holders of the licensee's outstanding 13
money transmission obligations. 14
(4) The letter of credit under subsection (1)(e) must provide 15
that the issuer of the letter of credit will honor, at sight, a 16
presentation made by the beneficiary to the issuer all of the 17
following documents on or before the expiration date of the letter 18
of credit: 19
(a) The original letter of credit, including any amendments. 20
(b) A written statement from the beneficiary stating that any 21
of the following events have occurred: 22
(i) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee under 23
11 USC 101 to 110, for bankruptcy or reorganization. 24
(ii) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee for 25
receivership, or the commencement of any other judicial or 26
administrative proceeding for its dissolution or reorganization. 27
(iii) The seizure of assets of a licensee by a director under an 28
emergency order issued in accordance with applicable law on the 29
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basis of an action, violation, or condition that has caused or is 1
likely to cause the insolvency of the licensee. 2
(iv) The beneficiary has received notice of expiration or non-3
extension of a letter of credit and the licensee failed to 4
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the beneficiary that the 5
licensee will maintain permissible investments in accordance with 6
section 69(1) on the expiration or non-extension of the letter of 7
credit. 8
(5) The director may designate an agent to serve on the 9
director's behalf as beneficiary to a letter of credit under 10
subsection (1)(e) so long as the agent and letter of credit meet 11
requirements established by the director. The director's agent may 12
serve as agent for multiple licensing authorities for a single 13
irrevocable letter of credit if the proceeds of the drawable amount 14
for the purposes of subsection (1)(e) are assigned to the director. 15
(6) The director is authorized to participate in multistate 16
processes designed to facilitate the issuance and administration of 17
letters of credit under subsection (1)(e), including, but not 18
limited to, services provided by the nationwide multistate 19
licensing system and registry and State Regulatory Registry, LLC. 20
(7) Unless permitted by the director by rule or by order to 21
exceed the limit as set forth herein, all of the following 22
investments are permissible under section 69 to the extent 23
specified: 24
(a) Receivables that are payable to a licensee from its 25
authorized delegates in the ordinary course of business that are 26
less than 7 days old, up to 50% of the aggregate value of the 27
licensee's total permissible investments. 28
(b) Of the receivables permissible under subdivision (a), 29
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receivables that are payable to a licensee from a single authorized 1
delegate in the ordinary course of business may not exceed 10% of 2
the aggregate value of the licensee's total permissible 3
investments. 4
(c) The following investments are permissible up to 20% per 5
category and combined up to 50% of the aggregate value of the 6
licensee's total permissible investments: 7
(i) A short-term, up to 6 months, investment bearing an 8
eligible rating. 9
(ii) Commercial paper bearing an eligible rating. 10
(iii) A bill, note, bond, or debenture bearing an eligible 11
rating. 12
(iv) United States tri-party repurchase agreements 13
collateralized at 100% or more with United States government or 14
agency securities, municipal bonds, or other securities bearing an 15
eligible rating. 16
(v) Money market mutual funds rated less than "AAA" and equal 17
to or higher than "A-" by S&P, or the equivalent from any other 18
eligible rating service. 19
(vi) A mutual fund or other investment fund composed solely and 20
exclusively of one or more permissible investments listed in 21
subsection (1)(a) to (c). 22
(d) Cash, including demand deposits, savings deposits, and 23
funds in such accounts held for the benefit of the licensee's 24
customers, at foreign depository institutions are permissible up to 25
10% of the aggregate value of the licensee's total permissible 26
investments, if all of the following apply to the foreign 27
depository institution: 28
(i) It has an eligible rating. 29
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(ii) It is registered in accordance with subtitle A of title V 1
of the hiring incentives to restore employment act, Public Law 111-2
147. 3
(iii) It is not located in any country subject to sanctions from 4
the Office of Foreign Asset Control. 5
(iv) It is not located in a high-risk or non-cooperative 6
jurisdiction as designated by the Financial Action Task Force. 7
ARTICLE 11 8
ENFORCEMENT 9
Sec. 73. (1) The director may suspend or revoke a license or 10
order a licensee to revoke the designation of an authorized 11
delegate under any of the following circumstances: 12
(a) The licensee violates this act, a rule promulgated under 13
this act, an order or declaratory ruling issued under this act, or 14
any applicable state or federal law. 15
(b) The licensee does not cooperate with an examination or 16
investigation by the director. 17
(c) The licensee engages in fraud, intentional 18
misrepresentation, or gross negligence. 19
(d) An authorized delegate is convicted of a violation of a 20
state or federal anti-money laundering statute, or violates a rule 21
adopted or an order issued under this act, as a result of the 22
licensee's willful misconduct or willful blindness, as that term is 23
defined in section 4701 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 24
PA 236, MCL 600.4701. 25
(e) The competence, experience, character, or general fitness 26
of the licensee, authorized delegate, person in control of a 27
licensee, key individual, or responsible person of the authorized 28
delegate indicates that it is not in the public interest to permit 29
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the person to provide money transmission. 1
(f) Subject to subsection (2), the licensee engages in an 2
unsafe or unsound practice. 3
(g) The licensee fails to maintain the minimum net worth 4
required under section 65 or is insolvent, suspends payment of its 5
obligations, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its 6
creditors. 7
(h) The licensee does not remove an authorized delegate after 8
the director issues and serves on the licensee a final order 9
including a finding that the authorized delegate has violated this 10
act. 11
(2) In determining whether a licensee is engaging in an unsafe 12
or unsound practice, the director may consider the size and 13
condition of the licensee's money transmission, the magnitude of 14
the loss, the gravity of the violation of this act, and the 15
previous conduct of the person involved. 16
Sec. 75. (1) If in the opinion of the director a licensee or 17
an authorized delegate is, has, or is about to engage in a practice 18
that poses a threat of financial loss or threat to the public 19
welfare or is, has, or is about to violate a law, rule, or order, 20
the director may issue and serve on the licensee or authorized 21
delegate a cease and desist order under this section. 22
(2) A cease and desist order issued under this section must 23
contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged practice 24
or violation. A person ordered to cease and desist must be entitled 25
to a hearing before the commissioner if a written request for a 26
hearing is filed with the commissioner not more than 30 days after 27
the effective date of the order. A hearing must be conducted in 28
accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedures act 29
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of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. 1
(3) A licensee or authorized delegate ordered to cease and 2
desist may consent to issuance of a cease and desist order under 3
this section. A licensee or authorized delegate ordered to cease 4
and desist also consents to the issuance of the cease and desist 5
order if the licensee or a duly authorized representative of the 6
licensee fails to appear at a hearing described in subsection (2). 7
(4) If a licensee or authorized delegate consents under 8
subsection (3), or if the director finds based on the record made 9
at the hearing that the practice or violation specified in the 10
order is established, the cease and desist order becomes final. The 11
order may require the licensee or authorized delegate and its 12
officers, directors, members, partners, trustees, employees, 13
agents, or control persons to cease and desist from the practice or 14
violation and to take affirmative action to correct the conditions 15
resulting from the practice or violation. 16
(5) Except as provided in subsection (6) or to the extent it 17
is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by the director or a 18
court, a cease and desist order is effective on the date of 19
service. 20
(6) A cease and desist order issued with a licensee's or 21
authorized delegate's consent is effective at the time specified in 22
the order and remains effective and enforceable as provided in the 23
order. 24
Sec. 77. (1) If in the opinion of the director a person has 25
engaged in fraud or has been convicted of a criminal violation 26
involving money laundering, the director may serve on that person a 27
written notice of intention to prohibit that person from being 28
employed by an agent of, or a control person of a licensee under 29
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this act, or a licensee or registrant under a financial licensing 1
act. As used in this subsection, "fraud" includes actionable fraud, 2
actual or constructive fraud, criminal fraud, extrinsic or 3
intrinsic fraud, fraud in the execution, in the inducement, in 4
fact, or in law, or any other form of fraud. 5
(2) A notice issued under subsection (1) must contain a 6
statement of the facts supporting the prohibition and, except as 7
provided under subsection (7), set a time and date for a hearing, 8
within 60 days after the date of the notice. If the person does not 9
appear at the hearing, the person consents to the issuance of an 10
order in accordance with the notice. 11
(3) If, after a hearing held under subsection (2), the 12
director finds that any of the grounds specified in the notice have 13
been established, the director may issue an order of suspension or 14
prohibition from being a licensee or registrant or from being 15
employed by, an agent of, or a control person of any licensee under 16
this act or a licensee or registrant under any financial licensing 17
act. 18
(4) An order issued under subsection (2) or (3) is effective 19
when served on the person subject to the order. The director shall 20
also serve a copy of the order on the licensee of which the person 21
is an employee, agent, or control person. The order remains in 22
effect until it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by 23
the director or a reviewing court. 24
(5) After 5 years from the date of an order issued under 25
subsection (2) or (3), the person subject to the order may apply to 26
the director to terminate the order. 27
(6) If the director considers that a person served a notice 28
under subsection (1) poses an imminent threat of financial loss to 29
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purchasers of payment instruments from a licensee, the director may 1
serve on the person an order of suspension from being employed by, 2
an agent of, or a control person of any licensee. The suspension is 3
effective on the date the order is issued and, unless stayed by a 4
court, remains in effect pending the completion of a review as 5
provided under this section and until the director has dismissed 6
the charges specified in the order. 7
(7) Unless otherwise agreed to by the director and the person 8
served with an order issued under subsection (6), the director 9
shall hold the hearing required under subsection (2) to review a 10
suspension not earlier than 5 days or later than 20 days after the 11
date of the notice. 12
(8) If a person is convicted of a felony involving fraud, 13
dishonesty, breach of trust, or money laundering, the director may 14
issue an order suspending or prohibiting that person from being a 15
licensee and from being employed by, an agent of, or a control 16
person of any licensee under this act or a licensee or registrant 17
under a financial licensing act. After 5 years from the date of the 18
order, the person subject to the order may apply to the director to 19
terminate the order. 20
(9) The director shall mail a copy of any notice or order 21
issued under this section to the licensee of which the person 22
subject to the notice or order is an employee, agent, or control 23
person. 24
Sec. 79. The director may enter into a consent order at any 25
time with a person to resolve a matter arising under this act or a 26
rule adopted or order issued under this act. A consent order must 27
be signed by the person to whom it is issued or by the person's 28
authorized representative, and must indicate agreement with the 29
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terms contained in the order. A consent order may provide that it 1
does not constitute an admission by a person that this act or a 2
rule adopted or an order issued under this act has been violated. 3
Sec. 81. (1) A person that intentionally makes a false 4
statement, misrepresentation, or false certification in any record 5
or document filed or required to be maintained under this act or 6
that intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in 7
a record is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not 8
more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $100,000.00, or both. 9
(2) A person that engages in criminal fraud in the conduct of 10
its money transmission services business is guilty of a felony 11
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of 12
not more than $100,000.00, or both. 13
(3) A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a 14
license is required under this act and is not licensed under this 15
act is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more 16
than 5 years or a fine of not more than $100,000.00, or both. A 17
court shall order a person convicted of violating subsection (1) or 18
(2) to pay restitution as provided in section 1a of chapter IX of 19
the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1a, and the 20
William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 21
780.751 to 780.834. 22
Sec. 83. The director may assess a civil fine against a person 23
that violates this act or a rule adopted or an order issued under 24
this act in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 per day for each day 25
the violation is outstanding, plus this state's costs and expenses 26
for the investigation and prosecution of the matter, including 27
reasonable attorney fees. 28
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Sec. 85. In applying and construing this act, consideration 2
must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with 3
respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. 4
Sec. 87. If any provision of this act or its application to 5
any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not 6
affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be 7
given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to 8
this end the provisions of this act are severable. 9
Sec. 89. (1) A person licensed in this state to engage in the 10
business of money transmission shall not be subject to the 11
provisions of this act, to the extent that the provisions conflict 12
with current law or establish new requirements not imposed under 13
current law, until July 1, 2027. 14
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a licensee shall only be 15
required to amend its authorized delegate contracts for contracts 16
entered into or amended after January 1, 2027 or the completion of 17
any transition period contemplated under subsection (1). Nothing 18
herein shall be construed as limiting an authorized delegate's 19
obligations to operate in full compliance with this act as required 20
by section 51(2). 21
(3) A person providing payroll processing services in this 22
state without a license shall not be considered in violation of 23
section 21 if the person applies for a license before July 1, 2027. 24
The director may for good cause extend the transition period in 25
conjunction with the extension of an application period. 26
Enacting section 1. The money transmission services act, 2006 27
PA 250, MCL 487.1001 to 487.1047, is repealed effective July 1, 28
2027. 29
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