Section 2042 Of Chapter 3. Licenses From California Financial Code >> Division 1.2. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) In addition to the fees provided in Section 2038, the
commissioner shall levy an assessment each fiscal year, on a pro rata
basis, on those licensees that at any time during the preceding
calendar year engaged in the business of money transmission in
California in an amount that is, in his or her judgment, sufficient
to meet the commissioner's expenses in administering the provisions
of this division and to provide a reasonable reserve for
contingencies.
(b) For licensees that sell or issue payment instruments or stored
value, the amount of the annual assessment on any licensee shall not
exceed the sum of the products determined by multiplying (1)
increments of the aggregate face amount of payment instruments and
stored value issued or sold in California by the licensee, directly
or indirectly through agents, in the calendar year next preceding the
date of such assessment, by (2) percentages of the base assessment
rate, according to the following table: