A. A person applying for a license pursuant to Article 3 of the Uniform Money Services Act shall apply in a record signed under penalty of perjury that shall be in a form and in a medium required by the director. Each form shall contain content as set forth by rule, instruction or procedure of the director. The form shall include the following information:

(1) the legal name and residential and business addresses of the applicant if the applicant is an individual or, if the applicant is not an individual, the name of each partner, executive officer, manager and director;

(2) the location of the principal office of the applicant;

(3) complete addresses of other locations in New Mexico where the applicant proposes to engage in check cashing or currency exchange, including all limited stations and mobile locations;

(4) a description of the source of money and credit to be used by the applicant to engage in check cashing and currency exchange; and

(5) other information the director reasonably requires with respect to the applicant, but not more than the director may require pursuant to Article 2 of the Uniform Money Services Act.

B. In connection with an application for licensing pursuant to Article 3 of the Uniform Money Services Act, the applicant shall, at a minimum, furnish to the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry the following information in a form and medium prescribed by the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry:

(1) the applicant's history and experience; and

(2) an authorization for the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry and the director to obtain:

(a) an independent credit report; and

(b) information related to any administrative, civil or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction.

C. A nonrefundable application fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000) and a nonrefundable license fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000) shall accompany an application for a license pursuant to Article 3 of the Uniform Money Services Act.

History: Laws 2016, ch. 88, § 302; 2019, ch. 144, § 19.

The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, replaced "nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry" with "nationwide multistate licensing system and registry"; and after each occurrence of "nationwide", deleted "mortgage" and added "multistate".