(a) Each applicant for a license shall satisfy all of the following requirements to qualify for a license:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 5-18A-4

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Have a financial statement showing that the applicant has at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in unencumbered cash assets or its equivalent available for each location of the business prepared in accordance with standard accounting practices and procedures.
(2) Have no record on the part of the applicant, any director, officer, or shareholder owning more than 25 percent of the applicant, of any court findings of fraud or any official suspension or removal by any agency or department of the United States or any state from participation in the conduct of any lending, deferred presentment, or related business.
(3) Have no record of a conviction of a felony or an offense involving breach of trust, fraud, or dishonesty in any jurisdiction or a history of acting as a beneficial owner for an individual who has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving breach of trust, fraud, or dishonesty in any jurisdiction.
(b) The requirements set forth in this section shall be continuing in nature.
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