Sec. 11. (a) A person shall not engage in the business of cashing checks for consideration without first obtaining a license.

     (b) Each application for a license shall be in writing in such form as the director may prescribe and shall include all of the following:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-8-5-11

  • checks: includes a check, draft, or money order. See Indiana Code 28-8-5-2
  • consideration: includes a premium charged for the sale of goods or services in excess of the cash price of the sale of such goods or services. See Indiana Code 28-8-5-3
  • department: means the members of the department of financial institutions. See Indiana Code 28-8-5-4
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, corporation, unincorporated organization, or other form of entity, however organized. See Indiana Code 28-8-5-9
(1) The following information pertaining to the applicant:

(A) Name.

(B) Residence address.

(C) Business address.

(2) The following information pertaining to any individual described in section 12(b)(1) of this chapter:

(A) Name.

(B) Residence address.

(C) Business address.

(D) Whether the person:

(i) is, at the time of the application, under indictment for a felony under the laws of Indiana or any other jurisdiction; or

(ii) has been convicted of a felony under the laws of Indiana or any other jurisdiction.

(3) The address where the applicant’s office or offices will be located.

(4) If the department of state revenue notifies the department that a person is on the most recent tax warrant list, the department shall not issue or renew the person’s license until:

(A) the person provides to the department a statement from the department of state revenue that the person’s tax warrant has been satisfied; or

(B) the department receives a notice from the commissioner of the department of state revenue under IC 6-8.1-8-2(k).

(5) Such other data, financial statements, and pertinent information as the director may require.

     (c) The application shall be filed with a nonrefundable fee fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5.

As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.122-1994, SEC.105; P.L.10-2006, SEC.62 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.62; P.L.213-2007, SEC.86; P.L.217-2007, SEC.84; P.L.90-2008, SEC.63; P.L.35-2010, SEC.185; P.L.172-2011, SEC.135; P.L.137-2014, SEC.34; P.L.159-2017, SEC.49.