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Texas Finance Code § 152.301

Timely Transmission

Regulation of Money Services Businesses · General Duties and Restrictions for Money Transmission Licensee

(a) A money transmission licensee shall forward all money received for money transmission in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the licensee and the sender unless the licensee has a reasonable belief or a reasonable basis to believe that the sender may be a victim of fraud or that a crime or violation of law, rule, or regulation has occurred, is occurring, or may occur.

(b) If a money transmission licensee fails to forward money received for money transmission in accordance with this section, the licensee must respond to inquiries by the sender with the reason for the failure unless providing a response would violate a state or federal law, rule, or regulation.

Official text of the Texas Finance Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 277 (S.B. 895), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2023.