California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 1.6F — Check Cashers, Section 1789.31
(a) As used in this title, a “check casher” means a person or entity that for compensation engages, in whole or in part, in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. “Check casher” does not include a state or federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company. “Check casher” also does not include a retail seller engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods, including consumables, to retail buyers that cashes checks or issues money orders for a fee not exceeding two dollars ($2) as a service to its customers that is incidental to its main purpose or business.
(b) This section shall become operative December 31, 2004.
Notes
Defines a check casher as a person or entity that, for compensation, engages in cashing specified payment instruments or related services. Excludes chartered banks, savings associations, credit unions, and industrial loan companies, and also excludes retail sellers primarily selling consumer goods when check cashing or money orders are merely incidental customer services and the fee does not exceed $2.
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