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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>374093</law_id><section_number>6.2-2100</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="10" identifier="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Other Regulated Providers of Financial Services</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="21">Check Cashers</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Check casher</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">person</span> engaged in the business of cashing checks, drafts, or money <span class="dictionary">orders</span> for compensation.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Item</span>&#x201D; means a check, draft, or money <span class="dictionary">order</span>.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Registrant</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">person</span> registered under this chapter.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Registration</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">registration</span> filed under this chapter.</p></section></text><history>1995, c. 221, &#xA7; 6.1-432; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
