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. (a) An escrow agent licensed on or after January 1, 1986,
shall maintain at all times a tangible net worth of fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000), including liquid assets of at least twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(b) An escrow agent licensed prior to January 1, 1986, shall
maintain at all times a tangible net worth according to the following
schedule:
(1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from January 1, 1986, through
June 30, 1986, including liquid assets of at least ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(2) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) as of July 1, 1986,
including liquid assets of at least fifteen thousand dollars
($15,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(3) Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) as of July 1, 1987,
including liquid assets of at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000)
in excess of current liabilities.
(4) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) as of July 1, 1988,
including liquid assets of at least twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(5) Thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) as of July 1, 1989,
including liquid assets of at least twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(6) Thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) as of July 1, 1990,
including liquid assets of at least twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(7) Forty thousand dollars ($40,000) as of July 1, 1991,
including liquid assets of at least twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(8) Forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) as of July 1, 1992,
including liquid assets of at least twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(9) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) as of July 1, 1993, and
thereafter, including liquid assets of at least twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000) in excess of current liabilities.
(c) The commissioner may determine by rule as to which assets
constitute liquid assets and may also determine in an individual case
by a specific written ruling whether a particular asset is a liquid
asset within the meaning of this section.
(d) In the case of a licensed branch office, a tangible net worth
in addition to that required by subdivision (a) shall be maintained
at an amount equal to 50 percent of the tangible net worth required
by subdivision (a), except that licensees operating or applying for
more than one branch office shall maintain an additional tangible net
worth of at least 25 percent of the amount required by subdivision
(a) for each branch office licensed after the first branch office
location.