A. In addition to information required by Financial Institutions Article, §12-1204, Annotated Code of Maryland, a Receipt shall include:
- (1) The name of, and contact information for, the Operator, including, but not limited to, the Operator's business address and a customer service telephone number established by the Operator to answer questions and register complaints;
- (2) The Operator’s NMLS unique identifier;
- (3) The User’s name;
- (4) The date of the transaction reflected in the Receipt;
- (5) The amount of such virtual currency transaction expressed in United States currency;
- (6) The exchange rate for the transaction, if applicable;
- (7) The virtual currency address for that virtual currency transaction;
- (8) The full unique transaction hash or identification number associated with the transaction;
- (9) The public virtual currency address of the User;
- (10) Any fee charged by the Operator;
- (11) Any tax collected by the Operator for such virtual currency transaction;
- (12) If the transaction reflected in the Receipt involves money transmission, the recipient’s name and virtual currency address;
- (13) A statement that the User may request a Fee Refund of any Fee charged in connection with a Fraudulent Transaction by submitting a Notice of Fraud;
- (14) A statement explaining how a User may submit a Notice of Fraud, including any address or phone number the Operator has designated pursuant to Regulation .03 of this chapter for submitting a Notice of Fraud; and
- (15) A statement the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation will accept all questions or complaints regarding the Kiosk, at (address of Commissioner), phone (toll-free phone number of the Commissioner), or https://labor.maryland.gov/finance/.
- B. The Receipt shall be provided in English and in the any other language principally used by the Operator to advertise its services or transact business on the Kiosk.
- C. The Kiosk shall offer the User the ability to elect to receive the Receipt electronically at the time of the transaction;
- D. If the User does not elect electronic delivery of the Receipt, the Receipt shall be delivered to the User in retainable form at the time of the transaction.
- E. An Operator shall maintain all transactional data required for a Receipt for a period of 7 years from the date of the transaction.
- F. A Receipt that satisfies the requirements of this Regulation shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements contained in COMAR 09.03.14.16C for a virtual currency transaction conducted on a Kiosk that involves money transmission.
- G. Compliance with COMAR 09.03.14.16C does not relieve an Operator of any additional requirements imposed by this regulation.
Authority: Financial Institutions Article, §§2-105.1, and 12-1209, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date:
Regulations .01—.10 adopted as an emergency provision effective December 5, 2025 (52:26 Md. R. 1306); adopted permanently effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 286)