Florida Statutes 560.204 – License required
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 560.204
- Currency: means the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country which is designated as legal tender and which circulates and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance. See Florida Statutes 560.103
- Licensee: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Florida Statutes 560.103
- Monetary value: means a medium of exchange, other than virtual currency, regardless of whether it is redeemable in currency. See Florida Statutes 560.103
- Money transmitter: means a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or foreign entity qualified to do business in this state which receives currency, monetary value, a payment instrument, or virtual currency for the purpose of acting as an intermediary to transmit currency, monetary value, a payment instrument, or virtual currency from one person to another location or person by any means, including transmission by wire, facsimile, electronic transfer, courier, the Internet, or through bill payment services or other businesses that facilitate such transfer within this country, or to or from this country. See Florida Statutes 560.103
- Payment instrument: means a check, draft, warrant, money order, travelers check, electronic instrument, or other instrument used for the transmission, exchange, or payment of currency or monetary value, regardless of whether it is negotiable. See Florida Statutes 560.103
- Person: means an individual, partnership, association, trust, corporation, limited liability company, or other group, however organized, but does not include a public agency or instrumentality thereof. See Florida Statutes 560.103
- Virtual currency: means a medium of exchange in electronic or digital format that is not currency. See Florida Statutes 560.103
(1) Unless exempted, a person may not engage in, or in any manner advertise that they engage in, the activity of a payment instrument seller or money transmitter, for compensation, without first obtaining a license under this part. For purposes of this subsection, the term “compensation” includes profit or loss on the exchange of currency, monetary value, or virtual currency.
(2) A licensee under this part may also engage in the activities authorized under part III of this chapter without the imposition of any additional licensing fees.