(a) A check cashing licensee shall not charge or collect in fees, charges or otherwise, a sum in excess of one per cent of the check for cashing a check drawn by the state of Connecticut and payable within this state to a recipient of public assistance, as provided in section 36a-304, if the check is negotiated to the licensee by the original payee of the check, and if the payee produces reasonable identification, as provided for in regulations adopted pursuant to section 36a-305.

(b) No check cashing licensee shall cash an item if the amount exceeds six thousand dollars. This subsection shall not apply to (1) the cashing of any check, draft or money order drawn by the United States, any state or any political subdivision of a state, or by any department, bureau, agency, authority, instrumentality or officer, acting in such officer's official capacity, of the United States, any state or any political subdivision of a state, (2) the cashing of any check which has been certified by the depository institution on which it has been drawn, (3) the cashing of any check drawn by an insurance company for the payment of a claim, (4) the cashing of any check drawn by an attorney from the attorney's clients' funds account, and (5) the cashing of any check, draft or money order where the payee is not an individual as long as the licensee complies with all recordkeeping and reporting requirements specified in sections 36a-580 to 36a-589, inclusive.

(c) Not later than January 15, 2019, and quarterly thereafter, each check cashing licensee shall submit a report to the commissioner that specifies the number and type of checks cashed by such licensee that exceed six thousand dollars during the previous calendar quarter, unless no such activity occurred in the previous quarter, in which case the licensee shall file a written statement to that effect. Each check cashing licensee shall, to the extent required by the system, timely submit to the system accurate reports of condition that shall be in such form and contain such information as the system may require. Failure by a licensee to submit timely and accurate reports shall constitute a violation of this provision. Any person making any filing or submission of any information on the system shall do so in accordance with the procedures and requirements of the system and pay the applicable fees or charges to the system.

(P.A. 88-200, S. 5; P.A. 89-178, S. 4, 8; P.A. 91-11, S. 2; P.A. 94-122, S. 272, 340; P.A. 95-253, S. 16, 19; P.A. 05-74, S. 2; 05-192, S. 2; P.A. 18-173, S. 46.)

History: P.A. 89-178 amended Subsec. (a) by imposing a cap of 1% per check on certain state checks and requiring the commissioner of banking to establish by regulation a fee schedule for other checks; Sec. 21-115 transferred to Sec. 36-568 in 1991; P.A. 91-11 added Subsec. (b)(1) to (4), inclusive, re exceptions to the maximum amount of a check that may be cashed by a check cashing service; P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-568 transferred to Sec. 36a-584 in 1995; P.A. 95-253 changed “check cashing service” to “check cashing licensee”, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 05-74 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, effective June 2, 2005; P.A. 05-192 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute $6,000 for $2,500 as the maximum amount of check that may be cashed by check cashing licensee and add Subdiv. (5) re exception for cashing of any check where payee is not an individual, and added Subsec. (c) re quarterly report to commissioner; P.A. 18-173 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “2006” with “2019”, replacing $2,500 with $6,000, adding provisions re filing of statement when activity in previous quarter and submission of accurate reports of condition, and making technical changes.