(a) This Article shall not apply to:
(1) A bank, savings institution, credit union, or farm credit system organized under the laws of the United States or any state; and
(2) Any person or entity principally engaged in the bona fide retail sale of goods or services, who either as an incident to or independently of a retail sale or service and not holding itself out to be a check-cashing service, from time to time cashes checks, drafts, or money orders for a fee or other consideration, where not more than two dollars ($2.00) is charged for the service.
(b) A person licensed under Article 16A of this Chapter (Money Transmitters Act) is exempt from G.S. 53-276, 53-278, 53-279, and 53-284, but is deemed a licensee for purposes of the remaining provisions of this Article. This exemption does not apply to an authorized agent of a person licensed under Article 16A of this Chapter. (1997-391, s. 1; 2001-443, s. 4.)
Sections: Previous 53-269 53-270 53-270.1 53-271 53-272 53-275 53-276 53-277 53-278 53-279 53-280 53-282 53-283 53-284 53-285 Next
Last modified: March 23, 2014