CHAPTER 1. Definitions
Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 364.
§§ 12000–12005 · 8 sections
- § 12000 This division is known and may be cited as the Check Sellers, Bill Payers and Proraters Law.
- § 12001 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
- § 12002 A check seller is a person: (a) who, for compensation, engages, in whole or in part, in the business of selling checks, drafts, money orders, or other…
- § 12002.1 A prorater is a person who, for compensation, engages in whole or in part in the business of receiving money or evidences thereof for the purpose of…
- § 12002.2 A business agent, for the purpose of this division is a person who engages in business as a prorater as defined in Section 12002.1 as an incident to the…
- § 12003 “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation, or any deputy, investigator, auditor, or any other person employed by the…
- § 12004 “Licensee” means any individual or corporation licensed by the commissioner to engage in the business of a business agent, and any corporation licensed by the…
- § 12005 “Mobile unit” means a vehicle or other movable means from which the business of selling checks, drafts, or money orders is conducted.