Section 90. Enforcement  


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  • A. Failure to comply with any provision of Chapter 19 or this chapter may result in civil penalties, license revocation, the entry of a cease and desist order, or other appropriate enforcement action.

    B. Pursuant to § 6.2-1920 of the Code of Virginia, a person required to be licensed under Chapter 19 shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for every violation of Chapter 19, this chapter, or other law or regulation applicable to the conduct of the person's business. Furthermore, if a person violates any provision of Chapter 19, this chapter, or other law or regulation applicable to the conduct of the person's business in connection with multiple money order sales or money transmission transactions, the person shall be subject to a separate civil penalty for each money order sale or money transmission transaction. For example, if a person sells five money orders and the person violates two provisions of this chapter in connection with each of the five money order sales, there would be a total of 10 violations and the person would be subject to a maximum civil penalty of $25,000.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 31, Issue 12, eff. February 15, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§§ 6.2-1913 and 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.