(a) For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Advertise” or “advertising” has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-485.
(2) “Branch office” means a location other than the main office at which a licensee or any person on behalf of a licensee engages in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders for consideration.
(3) “Control person” has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-485.
(4) “General facility” means a facility at a fixed location where a licensee may engage in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders and which is open to the general public for at least six hours per day four days per week.
(5) “Limited facility” means a mobile facility, where on no more than two days per week, on property occupied by an employer, a licensed operator of a general facility may, under written contract with such employer, engage in the business of cashing payroll checks for the employees of the employer.
(6) “Main office” has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-485.
(7) “Unique identifier” has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-485.
(b) The provisions of this section and sections 36a-581 to 36a-589, inclusive, shall not apply to: (1) Checks, drafts or money orders cashed without consideration or charge; (2) checks, drafts or money orders cashed as an incident to the conduct of any other lawful business where not more than fifty cents is charged for cashing such check, draft or money order; or (3) any institution subject to and under the general supervision of any agency of the United States or any Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union.
(P.A. 88-200, S. 1; P.A. 94-122, S. 269, 340; P.A. 95-253, S. 12, 19; P.A. 05-192, S. 1; P.A. 06-35, S. 3; P.A. 17-233, S. 16; P.A. 18-173, S. 42.)
History: Sec. 21-111 transferred to Sec. 36-564 in 1991; P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-564 transferred to Sec. 36a-580 in 1995; P.A. 95-253 added the definitions of “general facility” and “limited facility” as Subsec. (a) and designated prior provisions as Subsec. (b), effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 05-192 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to substitute “bank” for “entity”; P.A. 06-35 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to exempt Connecticut credit unions from licensure as check cashing licensees and to make a technical change, effective May 8, 2006; P.A. 17-233 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (1) defining “advertise” or “advertising”, adding new Subdiv. (2) defining “control person” and redesignating existing Subdivs. (1) and (2) as Subdivs. (3) and (4); P.A. 18-173 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (2) re definition of “branch office”, redesignating existing Subdivs. (2) to (4) as Subdivs. (3) to (5), and adding Subdivs. (6) and (7) re definitions of “main office” and “unique identifier”, respectively.