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MA Gen L ch 168 § 32 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 168 - Savings Banks|Section 32 - Exemption of Savings Banks Employees Benefit Association Property From Taxation, Operation of Law Relating to Insolvency, Attachment and Execution; Assignment of Rights

Section 32. The property of the benefit association shall be exempt from taxation and from the operation of any law relating to insolvency, and shall not be attached or taken on execution or other process to satisfy any debt or liability of the benefit association, a participating bank or any employee member of the benefit association. No assignment of any right in or to said funds or of any pension or annuity payable under section 30 shall be valid, except that deferred annuity contracts purchased by a participating bank on account of past service of eligible employees may be assigned to such bank prior to actual retirement.  Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee's annuity or pension from being attached, taken on execution, assigned or subject to other process to satisfy a support order under chapter 208, 209, or 273.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 1 - Application of Chapter

Section 1. This chapter shall apply to all persons who engage or are financially interested in the business of receiving deposits of money for the purpose of transmitting the same or equivalents thereof to foreign countries, except banks chartered by the commonwealth, banks chartered by the federal government or another state of the United States and authorized to do banking business in the commonwealth, persons doing business under sections thirty-eight to forty-three, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven, express companies having contracts with transportation companies for the operation of an express service upon the lines of such companies or express companies doing an international express business or global transportation companies or telegraph companies.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 2 - Bond; Amount; Condition

Section 2. Every person subject to section one, before engaging or becoming financially interested or continuing to engage or be financially interested in the business of receiving deposits of money for the purpose of transmitting the same or equivalents thereof to foreign countries, shall make, execute and deliver to the state treasurer a bond in a sum equal to twice the average weekly amount of money or equivalents thereof transmitted to foreign countries by such person, as determined by the commissioner of banks, hereinafter called the commissioner, but in no event shall the sum of the bond be less than fifty thousand dollars; provided, however, that a person carrying on business at more than one location need post only one such bond which shall be in the sum of fifty thousand dollars or twice the average total weekly amount of money or equivalents thereof transmitted to foreign countries from all locations, whichever is greater; and, provided further, that the sum of such bond shall be increased on order of the commissioner at any time to such amount as shall be shown by examination to be necessary. Such bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful holding and transmission of any money or equivalents thereof which shall have been delivered to such person for transmission to a foreign country and, in the event of the insolvency or bankruptcy of the principal, upon the payment of the full amount of such bond to the assignee, receiver or trustee of the principal, as the case may require, for the benefit of such persons as shall have delivered money or equivalents thereof to said principal for the purpose of transmitting the same to a foreign country.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 4 - Bonds; Duty of State Treasurer to Keep Record; Public Inspection

Section 4. The state treasurer shall keep a record, which shall be open to public inspection, of such bonds filed with him with the names and places of business of the principals and the name of any surety company, and the name of the officer before whom the bond was executed or acknowledged and any money or securities deposited in lieu of an approved surety as provided in section three.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 5 - Actions on Bonds

Section 5. An action to recover on such bond may be brought by an aggrieved party in the superior court department of the trial court.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 7 - Commissioner; Rules and Regulations

Section 7. The commissioner may, from time to time, prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations may contain such classifications, differentiations or other provisions and may provide for such adjustments and exceptions for any class of transaction as in the judgment of the commissioner may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 8 - Money Received for Transmission; Receipts

Section 8. All money received for transmission to a foreign country by any licensee shall be forwarded to the person to whom the same is directed within seven days following receipt thereof. Receipts given for deposits of money received for transmission to a foreign country shall be on forms approved by the commissioner.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 9 - Licensees' Annual Report

Section 9. A licensee shall annually make a report to the commissioner, on or before a date to be determined by the commissioner, and at such other times as the commissioner may specify, in such form as the commissioner may prescribe, which form shall disclose the condition of the licensee as of the close of business on such day as the commissioner may prescribe.  A licensee who fails to make such annual report or fails to amend such report within fifteen days of notice from the commissioner to so amend such report shall, unless such failure is for good cause, pay to the commonwealth five dollars for each day which such neglect or failure continues.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 10 - Books and Accounts; Inspections

Section 10. A licensee shall keep such books, accounts and records as will enable the commissioner to determine whether such licensee is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations made pursuant thereto and any other law, rule and regulation applicable to the conduct of such business. A licensee shall preserve such books, accounts and records for a period of at least three years. Preservation of such books, accounts and records by photographic reproduction thereof or record in photographic form shall constitute compliance with the requirements of this section. The books, accounts and records of every licensee shall be kept and audited in such manner and form as the commissioner may prescribe.  A licensee shall, when directed by the commissioner, permit the commissioner or his duly authorized representative to inspect its records and evidence of compliance with this chapter or any rule or regulation issued thereunder and with any other law, rule and regulation applicable to the conduct of its business. For the purposes of such inspection, the commissioner or his representative shall have access to the offices and place of business, books, accounts, papers, records and files of licensee. The commissioner and any person designated by him may require the attendance and testimony of all persons as he may deem necessary relative to the inspection of such business. The total cost for any such inspection, which shall be paid by the licensee within thirty days after the receipt of invoice therefor, shall be determined by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 11 - Investigation of Persons Other Than Licensees

Section 11. The commissioner, if he has reason to believe that a person other than a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be authorized to make such investigations as he shall deem necessary and may examine such other person and shall compel the production of all relevant books, records, accounts and documents.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 12 - Revocation, Suspension or Surrender of Licenses

Section 12. The commissioner may suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to this chapter if he finds that: (a) the licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted hereunder or any other law applicable to the conduct of such business; or (b) any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed at the time of the original application for such license, would have warranted the commissioner to refuse to issue such license.  Except as provided in section thirteen, no license shall be revoked or suspended except after notice and hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A.  A licensee may surrender any license by delivering to the commissioner written notice thereof and such surrender shall not affect the civil or criminal liability of such licensee for acts committed before the effective date of such surrender. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any pre-existing contract between the licensee and any other person.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 13 - Cease and Desist Orders

Section 13. (a) If the commissioner determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a licensee has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order pursuant hereto, said commissioner may order such licensee to cease and desist from such unlawful act or practice and take such affirmative steps as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (b) If the commissioner makes written findings that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay in issuing an order under subsection (a), he may issue a temporary cease and desist order. Upon the entry of a temporary cease and desist order, the commissioner shall promptly notify the licensee affected thereby, in writing, that such order has been so entered, the reasons therefor, and that within twenty days after the receipt of a written request from such licensee, the matter will be scheduled for hearing to determine whether or not such temporary order shall become permanent and final. If no such hearing is requested and none is ordered by the commissioner, the order shall remain in effect until it is modified or vacated by the commissioner. If a hearing is requested or ordered, the commissioner, after giving notice and opportunity for a hearing to the licensee subject to said order, shall, by written finding of facts and conclusions of law, vacate or modify such order including making such order permanent.  (c) No order under this section, except a temporary order issued pursuant to subsection (b), shall be entered without prior notice and opportunity for a hearing. The commissioner may vacate or modify an order under this section upon finding that the conditions which required such an order have changed and that it is in the public interest to so vacate or modify such order.  An order issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to review as provided in chapter thirty A.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 14 - Restraint Orders; Receivers

Section 14. If, after examination, it appears that a licensee is insolvent or that its capital is impaired or that its condition is such as to render the continuance of its business hazardous to the public or to those having funds in its custody, the commissioner shall apply or, if a licensee appears to have exceeded his powers or failed to comply with any provision of law, the commissioner may apply to the supreme judicial court to restrain such licensee from further proceeding with its business and to make such further order or decree as the court deems necessary. The court may appoint one or more receivers to take possession of the property and effects of such licensee, subject to such directions as may from time to time be prescribed by the court.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 15 - Commissioner; Civil Actions

Section 15. The commissioner may enforce the provisions of this chapter or restrain violations thereof by filing a civil action in the superior court department of the trial court.
MA Gen L ch 169 § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169 - Receipts of Deposits for Transmittal to Foreign Countries|Section 16 - Penalties

Section 16. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made hereunder by the commissioner shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
MA Gen L ch 169a § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169a - Licensing of Check Cashers|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:—  ''Casher of checks'', a person or entity engaged in cashing checks, drafts or money orders for a consideration in excess of one dollar per item.  ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of banks.  ''Licensee'', a casher of checks, licensed under the provisions of this chapter.  ''Mobile unit'', a motor vehicle or other movable means from which the business of a licensee is to be conducted.  ''Primary business'', the principal business of the licensee as determined by the commissioner, exclusive of any business conducted as an agent of the state lottery commission.
MA Gen L ch 169a § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169a - Licensing of Check Cashers|Section 2 - License; Rules and Regulations

Section 2. No person or entity shall engage in cashing checks, drafts or money orders for a consideration in excess of one dollar per item without first obtaining a license from the commissioner. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to a bank, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven, a national banking association, a federally chartered credit union, a federal savings and loan association or a federal savings bank. The commissioner shall establish rules and regulations, which may include an adequate capitalization requirement, for each place of business or mobile unit of a licensee to aid in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 169a § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169a - Licensing of Check Cashers|Section 4 - Denial of Application; Notice; Appeal

Section 4. If the commissioner refuses to issue a license, he shall notify the applicant of the denial, and within twenty days thereafter, he shall enter upon his records a written decision and findings containing the reasons supporting the denial and shall forthwith give written notice thereof by registered mail to the applicant. Within thirty days after the date of such notice, the applicant may appeal such denial to the superior court sitting in the county in which the business of the applicant is located. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence, determine the facts and, upon the facts as so determined, review such denial and affirm the same or order the commissioner to issue such license, as justice and equity may require.
MA Gen L ch 169a § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169a - Licensing of Check Cashers|Section 5 - Location of Business and Name of Licensee to Be Noted on License; Change of Location, Officers, Partners, Etc.

Section 5. Each license shall state the address at which the business is to be conducted and, if a mobile unit, the appropriate identification thereof, and shall state fully the name of the licensee. If a licensee intends to carry on business in more than one location or, in the case of a mobile unit, in an area greater than that specified on the license, he shall procure a license for each place or area where such business is to be conducted. A copy of such license shall be prominently displayed in the place of business or the mobile unit of the licensee. Such license shall not be transferable or assignable and shall expire annually on June first. A change of location or closing of the place of business of the licensee at the address stated on the license, including any change in the area of operation of a mobile unit, shall require prior approval of the commissioner. A request for such relocation or change in the area of operation shall be in writing setting forth the reasons therefor and shall be accompanied by a relocation investigation fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven.  If there shall be any change among the officers, partners or directors of any licensee, the licensee shall forthwith notify the commissioner of the name, address and occupation of each new officer, partner or director and provide such other information as the commissioner may require.
MA Gen L ch 169a § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169a - Licensing of Check Cashers|Section 6 - Schedule of Fees and Charges; Filing and Posting

Section 6. A schedule of fees and charges to be assessed for the cashing of checks, drafts or money orders shall be filed by each licensee with the commissioner annually on or before a date to be set by the commissioner and, together with any revisions thereto, shall be conspicuously posted in each place of business and mobile unit of a licensee. An amendment to such schedule occurring between filing dates or a change in the hours of operation, as specified in the application for license filed pursuant to section three, shall be filed, in writing, with the commissioner forthwith.
MA Gen L ch 169a § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169a - Licensing of Check Cashers|Section 7 - Receipts

Section 7. The licensee shall provide each patron cashing a check, draft or money order with a receipt of such transaction stating thereon the amount of the check, draft or money order cashed, the fee charged and the total amount received by such patron.
MA Gen L ch 169a § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 169a - Licensing of Check Cashers|Section 8 - Suspension or Revocation of License

Section 8. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter if he finds that:  (a) the licensee has violated a provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted hereunder or any other law applicable to the conduct of its business; or  (b) a fact or condition exists which, if it had existed at the time of the original application for such license, would have warranted said commissioner in refusing to issue such license.  Except as provided in subsection (a) of section nine, no license shall be revoked or suspended except after notice and hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A.  A licensee may surrender a license by delivering to the commissioner written notice that it hereby surrenders such license, but such surrender shall not affect the civil or criminal liability of such licensee for acts committed before such surrender.  No revocation, suspension or surrender of a license shall impair or affect the obligation of any preexisting lawful contract between the licensee and any person.  In lieu of suspension or revocation of a license issued hereunder, the commissioner may fine a licensee up to a maximum of five hundred dollars per day for each violation.  The commissioner may suspend or revoke, or impose a fine on, only the particular license or licenses for particular places of business or locations with respect to which grounds for revocation occur or exist; provided, however, that if said commissioner shall find that such grounds for revocation are of general application to all places of business or locations of the licensee or that such grounds for fine, suspension or revocation have occurred or exist with respect to a substantial number of places of business or locations of such licensee, said commissioner may suspend, revoke or impose fines with respect to all of the licenses issued to such licensee.