Section 2035 Of Chapter 3. Licenses From California Financial Code >> Division 1.2. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) No person shall, directly or indirectly, acquire control
of a licensee unless the commissioner has first approved, in writing,
the acquisition of control. An application to acquire control of a
licensee shall be in writing, under oath, and in a form prescribed by
the commissioner. The application shall contain that information
which the commissioner may require.
(b) The commissioner shall not approve the application unless the
commissioner finds all of the following:
(1) The applicant and all of the officers and directors of the
applicant are of good character and sound financial standing.
(2) The applicant is competent to engage in the business of money
transmission.
(3) It is reasonable to believe that, if the applicant acquires
control of the licensee, the applicant and the licensee will comply
with all applicable provisions of this division and any regulation or
order issued under this division.
(4) The applicant's plans, if any, to make any major change in the
business, corporate structure, or management of the licensee are not
detrimental to the safety and soundness of the licensee.
(c) For the purposes of subdivision (b), the commissioner may find
an applicant's plan to make major changes in the management of a
licensee is detrimental to the licensee if the plan provides for a
person who is not of good character to become a director or officer
of the licensee. The grounds specified in this subdivision shall not
be deemed to be the only grounds upon which the commissioner may
find, for the purposes of subdivision (b), that an applicant's plan
to make a major change in the management of a licensee is detrimental
to the licensee.
(d) If it appears to the commissioner that any person is violating
or failing to comply with this section, the commissioner may direct
the person to comply with this section by an order issued over the
commissioner's official seal.
(e) Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has
committed or is about to commit a violation of any provision of this
section or of any regulation or order of the commissioner issued
pursuant to this section, the commissioner may apply to the superior
court for an order enjoining the person from violating or continuing
to violate this section or that regulation or order, and for other
equitable relief as the nature of the case or interests of the
licensee, the controlling person, the creditors or shareholders of
the licensee or controlling person or the public may require.
(f) The commissioner may, for good cause, amend, alter, suspend,
or revoke any approval of a proposal to acquire control of a licensee
issued pursuant to this section.
(g) There shall be exempted from the provisions of this section
any transaction which the commissioner by regulation or order exempts
as not being comprehended within the purposes of this section and
the regulation of which he or she finds is not necessary or
appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of a
licensee or the customers of a licensee.
(h) The commissioner may conduct an examination of the applicant
and the applicant shall pay the reasonable cost of the examination.