Requires money services businesses to verify that senders of foreign remittances are not unauthorized aliens (per s. 908.111) and imposes penalties, record-keeping, audits, and license suspension for noncompliance, so more state enforcement of immigration status verification.
May not initiate a foreign remittance transfer unless the licensee has verified that the sender is not an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111.
Creates a complaint process with criminal penalties for false filings, requires quarterly random audits of licensees for immigration verification compliance, and deposits collected penalties into the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, expanding state mechanisms to enforce immigration-related
the office shall conduct random quarterly audits of licensees to ensure compliance with s. 560.208(7)(a)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds requirements for money transmitters to verify immigration status before sending foreign remittances, with penalties, mandatory record-keeping, complaint mechanisms, random audits, and license suspension for violations, all expanding state immigration enforcement. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
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