(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)

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Sec. 55. Reporting; examination; investigation.

(a)The Director may require from a licensee any reports, under penalty of perjury, concerning the licensee's or its authorized seller's business conducted under the license issued under this Act that the Director considers necessary for the enforcement of this Act.

(b)A licensee must report to the Director any change of its principal place of business, or its headquarters office if different from its principal place of business, even if located outside of this State and a change of any other location at which it or any of its authorized sellers are conducting business regulated by this Act, within 15 days after the effective date of the change.

(c)A licensee must report to the Director any of the following significant developments pertaining to it or any authorized seller within 15 days after the licensee has actual notice of its occurrence:

(1)The filing for bankruptcy or for reorganization under the bankruptcy laws.

(2)The institution of license revocation or suspension procedures against the licensee

in any state.

(3)A felony indictment related to the money transmission activities of the licensee or

its authorized sellers in this State or of the licensee's or authorized seller's, officers, directors, controlling persons, or principals.

(4)A felony conviction related to the money transmission activities of the licensee or

its authorized sellers in this State or of the licensee's or authorized seller's, officers, directors, controlling persons or principals.

(d)A licensee that is a publicly traded corporation or a subsidiary of a publicly traded corporation or a nonpublicly traded corporation must notify the Director within 15 days whenever a person becomes a controlling person. Upon notification, the Director may require all information he considers necessary to determine if a new application is required. A licensee that is an entity other than a corporation shall submit a new application to the Director seeking prior approval whenever a person proposes to become a controlling person or acquire an ownership interest.

(e)The Director at any time either in person or through an appointed representative may visit and examine a licensee or authorized seller. Unless it will interfere with the Director's duties under this Act, reasonable notice shall be given to the licensee or authorized seller. In conducting the examination, the Director or appointed representative shall have full and free access to all the books, papers, and records of the licensee that relate to its business and to the books, papers, and records kept by any of its authorized sellers and may examine the directors, officers, members, agents, and employees of any licensee or authorized seller or any other person in relation to its affairs, transactions, and condition.

(f)On-site examinations of licensees or authorized sellers prescribed by this Act may be conducted in conjunction with representatives of other State agencies or agencies of another state or of the United States, as determined by the Director.

(g)For the purpose of defraying examination expenses incurred by the Director, a licensee or authorized seller shall pay an examination fee established by rule and the actual expenses of the examination.