- (1) Before a registrant shall deposit, with any financial institution, a payment instrument that is cashed by a registrant, each such item must be endorsed with the actual name under which such registrant is doing business.
- (2) Registrants must comply with all the laws of this state and any federal laws relating to money laundering, including, as applicable, the provisions of s. 560.123.
- (3) The department may by rule require every check casher to display its registration and post a notice containing its charges for cashing payment instruments.
(4) Exclusive of the direct costs of verification which shall be established by department rule, no check casher shall:
- (a) Charge fees, except as otherwise provided by this part, in excess of 5 percent of the face amount of the payment instrument, or 6 percent without the provision of identification, or $5, whichever is greater;
- (b) Charge fees in excess of 3 percent of the face amount of the payment instrument, or 4 percent without the provision of identification, or $5, whichever is greater, if such payment instrument is the payment of any kind of state public assistance or federal social security benefit payable to the bearer of such payment instrument; or
- (c) Charge fees for personal checks or money orders in excess of 10 percent of the face amount of those payment instruments, or $5, whichever is greater.
- (d) As used in this subsection, "identification" means, and is limited to, an unexpired and otherwise valid driver license, a state identification card issued by any state of the United States or its territories or the District of Columbia, and showing a photograph and signature, a United States Government Resident Alien Identification Card, a United States Passport, or a United States Military identification card.
History.--s. 3, ch. 94-238; s. 3, ch. 94-354.