Md. Code Ann., Fin. Inst. § 12-119
Payments to customers and forms of identification
Effective Oct 1, 2025Added by Acts 2000, c. 614, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 6, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.State of Maryland
- (a) A licensee shall pay a customer, in United States currency, the face amount of the payment instrument received less the fee charged.
(b)
- (1) A licensee may not provide check cashing services to a customer unless the customer presents a form of customarily acceptable identification.
(2) Acceptable forms of identification include:
- (i) A valid driver's license with photograph issued by a state government;
- (ii) A valid identity card with photograph issued by a state government;
- (iii) A valid United States passport or alien registration card; and
- (iv) A valid uniformed services identification card.
Added by Acts 2000, c. 614, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 5, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 6, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.