Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 12-414
This is the official text of Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 12-414, part of Maryland’s Code, Financial Institutions — regulates banks and lenders.
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§12–414.
Official statutory text
(a) An authorized delegate may not make any fraudulent or false statement or misrepresentation to a licensee or to the Commissioner.
(b) All money transmission services conducted by an authorized delegate shall be conducted strictly in accordance with the licensee’s operating policies and procedures provided to the authorized delegate.
(c) An authorized delegate shall remit all funds owed to the licensee in accordance with the terms of the contract between the licensee and the authorized delegate.
(d) (1) All funds received by an authorized delegate from money transmission services, less fees, shall constitute trust funds belonging to the licensee from the time the funds are received by the authorized delegate until the time when the funds are remitted to the licensee.
(2) If an authorized delegate commingles any of the funds received with any other funds or property owned or controlled by the authorized delegate, all commingled funds and other property shall be impressed with a trust in favor of the licensee in an amount equal to the amount of the funds due the licensee.
(e) An authorized delegate shall report to the licensee the theft or loss of a payment instrument within 24 hours after the theft or loss.
(b) All money transmission services conducted by an authorized delegate shall be conducted strictly in accordance with the licensee’s operating policies and procedures provided to the authorized delegate.
(c) An authorized delegate shall remit all funds owed to the licensee in accordance with the terms of the contract between the licensee and the authorized delegate.
(d) (1) All funds received by an authorized delegate from money transmission services, less fees, shall constitute trust funds belonging to the licensee from the time the funds are received by the authorized delegate until the time when the funds are remitted to the licensee.
(2) If an authorized delegate commingles any of the funds received with any other funds or property owned or controlled by the authorized delegate, all commingled funds and other property shall be impressed with a trust in favor of the licensee in an amount equal to the amount of the funds due the licensee.
(e) An authorized delegate shall report to the licensee the theft or loss of a payment instrument within 24 hours after the theft or loss.
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