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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81034</law_id><section_number>6.2-1931</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Application for license</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>6.2-1933</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Other Regulated Providers of Financial Services</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="19.1">Money Transmitters</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Applicants for a license, which shall be entities, shall apply in a form and in a medium as prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. Each such form shall contain content as set forth in regulation, instruction, or procedure of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> and may be changed or updated by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> in accordance with applicable <span class="dictionary">law</span> in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to carry out the purposes of this chapter and maintain consistency with <span class="dictionary">NMLS</span> licensing standards and practices. The application shall include, as applicable: <a id="paragraph-290437" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The legal name and business address of the applicant and any fictitious or trade name used by the applicant in conducting its business; <a id="paragraph-290438" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A list of (i) any <span class="dictionary">material litigation</span> in which the applicant or any <span class="dictionary">person</span> in <span class="dictionary">control</span> of the applicant that is not an <span class="dictionary">individual</span> has been the subject of or involved in during the 10-year period preceding the submission of the application and (ii) criminal <span class="dictionary">convictions</span> of the applicant and each <span class="dictionary">person</span> in <span class="dictionary">control</span> of the applicant that is not an <span class="dictionary">individual</span>; <a id="paragraph-290439" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A description of any <span class="dictionary">money transmission</span> previously provided by the applicant and the <span class="dictionary">money transmission</span> that the applicant seeks to provide under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-290440" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A list of the applicant&#x2019;s proposed <span class="dictionary">authorized delegates</span> and the locations where the applicant and its <span class="dictionary">authorized delegates</span> propose to engage in <span class="dictionary">money transmission</span>; <a id="paragraph-290441" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> A list of other states in which the applicant is licensed to engage in <span class="dictionary">money transmission</span> and any license <span class="dictionary">revocations</span>, suspensions, or other disciplinary action taken against the applicant in another state; <a id="paragraph-290442" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Information concerning any <span class="dictionary">bankruptcy</span> or receivership proceedings affecting the applicant or a <span class="dictionary">person</span> in <span class="dictionary">control</span> of the applicant; <a id="paragraph-290443" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> A sample form of <span class="dictionary">contract</span> for <span class="dictionary">authorized delegates</span>; <a id="paragraph-290444" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> A sample form of <span class="dictionary">payment instrument</span> or <span class="dictionary">stored value</span>; <a id="paragraph-290445" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A9" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> The name and address of any <span class="dictionary">federally insured depository financial institution</span> through which the applicant plans to conduct <span class="dictionary">money transmission</span>; <a id="paragraph-290446" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A10" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> The date of the applicant&#x2019;s incorporation or formation and <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of incorporation or formation; <a id="paragraph-290447" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A11" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> A certificate of good standing from the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> in which the applicant is incorporated or formed, provided that such <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> furnishes certificates of good standing; <a id="paragraph-290448" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A12" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> A <span class="dictionary">brief</span> description of the structure or organization of the applicant, including any parents or subsidiaries of the applicant, and whether any parents or subsidiaries are publicly traded; <a id="paragraph-290449" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A13" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">13.</span> The legal name and any fictitious or trade name of each <span class="dictionary">key individual</span> and <span class="dictionary">person</span> in <span class="dictionary">control</span> of the applicant; <a id="paragraph-290450" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A13"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A14" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">14.</span> All business and residential addresses, and the employment history, as applicable, in the 10-year period preceding the submission of the application of each <span class="dictionary">key individual</span> and <span class="dictionary">person</span> in <span class="dictionary">control</span> of the applicant; <a id="paragraph-290451" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A14"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A15" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">15.</span> A copy of audited financial statements of the applicant for the most recent fiscal year and for the two-year period preceding the submission of the application; <a id="paragraph-290452" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A15"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A16" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">16.</span> A certified copy of unaudited financial statements of the applicant for the most recent fiscal quarter; <a id="paragraph-290453" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A16"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A17" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">17.</span> If the applicant is a publicly traded corporation, a copy of the most recent report filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> under &#xA7; 13 of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934; <a id="paragraph-290454" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A17"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A18" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">18.</span> If the applicant is a wholly owned subsidiary of (i) a corporation publicly traded in the United States, a copy of audited financial statements for the parent corporation for the most recent fiscal year or a copy of the parent corporation&#x2019;s most recent report filed under &#xA7; 13 of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or (ii) a corporation publicly traded outside the United States, a copy of similar documentation filed with the regulator of the parent corporation&#x2019;s domicile outside the United States; <a id="paragraph-290455" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A18"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A19" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">19.</span> The name and address of the applicant&#x2019;s registered agent <span class="dictionary">in the Commonwealth</span>; and <a id="paragraph-290456" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A19"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A20" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">20.</span> Any other information the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> reasonably requires with respect to the applicant and all <span class="dictionary">key individuals</span> and <span class="dictionary">persons</span> in <span class="dictionary">control</span> of the applicant. <a id="paragraph-290457" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#A20"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A nonrefundable application fee of $1,000 shall accompany an application for a license under this section. <a id="paragraph-290458" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If any material information provided in connection with an application changes during the investigation period, the applicant shall immediately notify the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. <a id="paragraph-290459" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-1931/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2025, c. 214.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
