Section 2102 Of Chapter 6. Consumer Disclosures From California Financial Code >> Division 1.2. >> Chapter 6.
2102
. (a) Every licensee or its agent shall refund to the customer
within 10 days of receipt of the customer's written request for a
refund any and all money received for transmission unless any of the
following occurs:
(1) The money has been forwarded within 10 days of the date of
receipt.
(2) Instructions have been given committing an equivalent amount
of money to the person designated by the customer within 10 days of
the date of the receipt of the money from the customer.
(3) The customer instructs the licensee to transmit the money at a
time beyond 10 days. If the customer gives instructions as to when
the money shall be forwarded or transmitted and the moneys have not
yet been forwarded or transmitted, the licensee or its agent shall
refund the customer's money within 10 days of receipt of the customer'
s written request for a refund.
(4) The refund would violate law.
(b) If a customer's instructions as to when the money shall be
forwarded or transmitted are not complied with and the money has not
yet been forwarded or transmitted, the customer has a right to a
refund of his or her money. A cause of action under this section may
be brought in small claims court if it does not exceed the
jurisdiction of that court, or in any other appropriate court. The
customer shall be entitled to recover each of the following:
(1) Any and all money received for transmission, plus any fees and
charges paid by the customer.
(2) A penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000). The court shall award the prevailing party costs and
attorney's fees.