2018 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36a - The Banking Law of Connecticut
Chapter 668 - Nondepository Financial Institutions
Section 36a-599 - (Formerly Sec. 36-534). Investigation, license and name change fees. Term of license. Surrender of license.
(a) Each application for an initial license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable investigation fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars and a nonrefundable license fee of two thousand two hundred fifty dollars, except that if such application is filed not earlier than one year before the date such license will expire, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable investigation fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars and a nonrefundable license fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars. Each application for a renewal license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee of two thousand two hundred fifty dollars. Each licensee shall pay to the commissioner a nonrefundable name change fee of two hundred dollars for each application to change a name. No licensee shall use any name other than the name specified on the license issued by the commissioner.
(b) A license issued pursuant to sections 36a-595 to 36a-612, inclusive, shall expire at the close of business on September thirtieth of the odd-numbered year following its issuance, unless renewed or earlier surrendered, suspended or revoked pursuant to said sections. Not later than fifteen days after a licensee ceases to engage in the business of money transmission in this state for any reason, including a business decision to terminate operations in this state, license revocation, bankruptcy or voluntary dissolution, such licensee shall provide written notice of surrender and surrender to the commissioner its license for each location in which such licensee has ceased to engage in such business. The written notice of surrender shall identify the location where the records of the licensee will be stored and the name, address and telephone number of an individual authorized to provide access to the records. The surrender of a license does not reduce or eliminate the licensee's civil or criminal liability arising from acts or omissions occurring prior to the surrender of the license, including any administrative actions undertaken by the commissioner to revoke or suspend a license, assess a civil penalty, order restitution or exercise any other authority provided to the commissioner.
(P.A. 81-264, S. 5; P.A. 88-150, S. 8; P.A. 92-89, S. 15, 20; P.A. 98-192, S. 5; P.A. 01-56, S. 6; P.A. 05-46, S. 12; P.A. 06-35, S. 7; P.A. 08-119, S. 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 381; P.A. 13-253, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 88-150 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing the investigation fee to $500 and increasing the license fee to $500, and deleted obsolete Subsec. (c) concerning license fees and the term of a license; P.A. 92-89 deleted the $500 investigation fee and increased the license fee from $500 to $1,000 in Subsec. (a); Sec. 36-534 transferred to Sec. 36a-599 in 1995; P.A. 98-192 amended Subsec. (a) by imposing a nonrefundable investigation fee of $500; P.A. 01-56 amended Subsec. (a) by eliminating the investigation fee for a renewal license and by making conforming language changes re renewal license fee and refund of fees; P.A. 05-46 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re nonrefundable name change fee of $100 for each application to change a name; P.A. 06-35 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fee for original license from $1,000 to $2,000, to add exception that if application is filed not earlier than one year before date the license expires, applicant shall pay nonrefundable investigation fee of $500 and license fee of $1,000, to increase license fee for renewal license from $1,000 to $2,000, to provide that if license expires on June 30, 2007, fee shall be $2,250, and to prohibit licensee from using any name other than that specified on license issued by commissioner, and amended Subsec. (b) to provide that license expires at close of business on September thirtieth of odd-numbered year following issuance, unless renewed, surrendered, suspended or revoked, except that license renewed effective July 1, 2007, expires on September 30, 2009, and to delete reference to license expiration on thirtieth day of June following date of issuance; P.A. 08-119 amended Subsec. (b) to add requirement for surrender of license when licensee ceases to engage in the business of issuing Connecticut payment instruments or of money transmission; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fees; P.A. 13-253 amended Subsec. (a) by changing “original” to “initial”, making the license fee nonrefundable and deleting provision re license that expires on June 30, 2007, and amended Subsec. (b) to add reference to Secs. 36a-611 and 36a-612, delete reference to renewals effective July 1, 2007, delete reference to issuing Connecticut payment instruments, add provisions re written notice of surrender, delete requirement that surrender be in person or by registered or certified mail, and add provision re surrender of a license does not reduce or eliminate the licensee's civil or criminal liability.
