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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="12-413" title_number="12" title_name="Miscellaneous Institutions and Activities" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Maryland Money Transmission Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each authorized delegate that a licensee appoints under a license is the designated agent of the licensee for all purposes in connection with the licensee’s business under that license.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each licensee under this subtitle is liable for the payment of all money transmissions by the licensee, in whatever form, directly or through an authorized delegate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each authorized delegate that a licensee appoints under a license shall be authorized by an express written contract, which shall provide:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>That the licensee appoints the person as its authorized delegate with authority to engage in the business of money transmission on behalf of the licensee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>That neither the licensee nor the authorized delegate may authorize subagents or subdelegates without written consent of the Commissioner;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>That the authorized delegate is subject to supervision, examination, and regulation by the Commissioner; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>That the authorized delegate will operate in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The licensee shall provide to each authorized delegate a written copy of the licensee’s operating policies and procedures, which shall be updated on a reasonable periodic basis.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Copies of all contracts required under this section shall be made available to the Commissioner, upon request.</text>
  </level>
</section>
