(a) A company shall not engage in the business of consumer litigation funding without first filing a registration with the Commissioner on a form prescribed by the Commissioner and submitting a registration fee and proof of financial stability.

(b) A company shall file with the Commissioner evidence of its financial stability which shall include proof of a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit issued and confirmed by a financial institution authorized by law to transact business in Vermont that is equal to double the amount of the company's largest funded amount in Vermont in the prior three calendar years or $50,000.00, whichever is greater. (Added 2015, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § A.1; amended 2017, No. 22, § 1, eff. May 4, 2017; 2019, No. 20, § 34.)