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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-208.43

License requirement

Known as the North Carolina Money Transmitters Act

The act spans §§ 53–53 (24 sections).

2016-81, s. 1; 2017-102, s. 46; 2025-25, s. 29(5).

(a) No person except those exempt pursuant to G.S. 53-208.44 shall engage in the business of money transmission in this State without a license as provided in this Article.

(b) A licensee may conduct its business in this State at one or more locations, directly or indirectly owned, or through one or more authorized delegates, or both, pursuant to the single license granted under this Article.

(c) For the purposes of this Article, a person is considered to be engaged in the business of money transmission in this State if that person solicits or advertises money transmission services from a website that North Carolina citizens may access in order to enter into those transactions by electronic means.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.