California 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB401 Amended / Bill

Filed 09/01/2023

                    Amended IN  Assembly  September 01, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  July 12, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  June 19, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 401Introduced by Senators Limn and AtkinsFebruary 09, 2023An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3901) to Division 1.25 of, and to add Division 1.27 (commencing with Section 3901) to to, the Financial Code, relating to financial institutions.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 401, as amended, Limn. Digital financial asset transaction kiosks.Existing law requires a bank, savings association, credit union, industrial loan company, savings bank, or other business entity, or a person who operates an automated teller machine to adopt procedures for evaluating the safety of an automated teller machine, including the incidence of crimes of violence in the immediate neighborhood of the automated teller machine as reflected in the records of the local law enforcement agency and of which the operator has actual knowledge.This bill would provide for the regulation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks, as defined, by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The bill would, among other things, prohibit an operator, as defined, from accepting or dispensing more than $1,000 in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The bill would require an operator, before a digital financial asset transaction, to provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, including the amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes certain information, including the name of the resident customer and the date and time of the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state and would require the department to make that list for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.This bill would make conforming changes to the provisions described above only if AB 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Division 1.27 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to the Financial Code, to read:DIVISION 1.27. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.(2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(a)(b) Department means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.(b)(c) (1) Digital financial asset means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value and that is not legal tender, whether or not denominated in legal tender.(2) Digital financial asset does not include either of the following:(A) A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from, or exchanged with, the merchant for legal tender, bank or credit union credit, or a digital financial asset.(B) A digital representation of value issued by, or on behalf of, a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform.(c)(d) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device located in the state that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(d)Major digital financial asset platform means a digital financial asset platform that holds at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in assets on the platform.(e) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that meets both of the following criteria:(1) The digital financial asset exchange has a license to conduct virtual currency business activity in the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) The digital financial asset exchange is not an operator.(e)(f) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.(f)Resident means any of the following:(1)A person who is domiciled in this state.(2)A person who was physically located in this state for more than 183 days of the previous 365 days.(3)A person who has a place of business in this state.(4)A legal representative of a person that is domiciled in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a resident customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency. (b) If the resident has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the residents customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction. transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(2)(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(3)(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major licensed digital financial asset platform. exchange.(4)(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The receipt shall include kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the resident. customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the resident customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major digital financial asset platform.(8) The name of the major licensed digital financial asset platform exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state. (b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes. (c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.SEC. 2. Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to Division 1.25 of the Financial Code, to read: CHAPTER 9. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer. (2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(b) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(c) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that is not an operator and has either of the following:(1) A license to conduct virtual currency business activity in this state or the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) A license pursuant to this division.(d) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.(b) If the customer has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(8) The name of the licensed digital financial asset exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.(b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.(c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.3907. (a) An operator shall comply with Section 3201 to the extent that the operator engages in digital financial asset business activity.(b) If an operator does not engage in digital financial asset business activity but allows or facilitates another person to engage in digital financial asset business activity via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that is owned, operated, or managed by the operator, the operator shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure that the person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk has a license pursuant to this division.(2) Ensure that any charges collected from a customer, whether collected by the operator, a person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk, or both, comply with the limits provided by Section 3904.(3) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.SEC. 3. (a) Section 1 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is not enacted.(b) Section 2 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.

 Amended IN  Assembly  September 01, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  July 12, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  June 19, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 401Introduced by Senators Limn and AtkinsFebruary 09, 2023An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3901) to Division 1.25 of, and to add Division 1.27 (commencing with Section 3901) to to, the Financial Code, relating to financial institutions.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 401, as amended, Limn. Digital financial asset transaction kiosks.Existing law requires a bank, savings association, credit union, industrial loan company, savings bank, or other business entity, or a person who operates an automated teller machine to adopt procedures for evaluating the safety of an automated teller machine, including the incidence of crimes of violence in the immediate neighborhood of the automated teller machine as reflected in the records of the local law enforcement agency and of which the operator has actual knowledge.This bill would provide for the regulation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks, as defined, by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The bill would, among other things, prohibit an operator, as defined, from accepting or dispensing more than $1,000 in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The bill would require an operator, before a digital financial asset transaction, to provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, including the amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes certain information, including the name of the resident customer and the date and time of the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state and would require the department to make that list for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.This bill would make conforming changes to the provisions described above only if AB 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Amended IN  Assembly  September 01, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  July 12, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  June 19, 2023

Amended IN  Assembly  September 01, 2023
Amended IN  Assembly  July 12, 2023
Amended IN  Assembly  June 19, 2023

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill 

No. 401

Introduced by Senators Limn and AtkinsFebruary 09, 2023

Introduced by Senators Limn and Atkins
February 09, 2023

An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3901) to Division 1.25 of, and to add Division 1.27 (commencing with Section 3901) to to, the Financial Code, relating to financial institutions.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 401, as amended, Limn. Digital financial asset transaction kiosks.

Existing law requires a bank, savings association, credit union, industrial loan company, savings bank, or other business entity, or a person who operates an automated teller machine to adopt procedures for evaluating the safety of an automated teller machine, including the incidence of crimes of violence in the immediate neighborhood of the automated teller machine as reflected in the records of the local law enforcement agency and of which the operator has actual knowledge.This bill would provide for the regulation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks, as defined, by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The bill would, among other things, prohibit an operator, as defined, from accepting or dispensing more than $1,000 in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The bill would require an operator, before a digital financial asset transaction, to provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, including the amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes certain information, including the name of the resident customer and the date and time of the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state and would require the department to make that list for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.This bill would make conforming changes to the provisions described above only if AB 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.

Existing law requires a bank, savings association, credit union, industrial loan company, savings bank, or other business entity, or a person who operates an automated teller machine to adopt procedures for evaluating the safety of an automated teller machine, including the incidence of crimes of violence in the immediate neighborhood of the automated teller machine as reflected in the records of the local law enforcement agency and of which the operator has actual knowledge.

This bill would provide for the regulation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks, as defined, by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The bill would, among other things, prohibit an operator, as defined, from accepting or dispensing more than $1,000 in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The bill would require an operator, before a digital financial asset transaction, to provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, including the amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes certain information, including the name of the resident customer and the date and time of the transaction. The bill would require an operator to provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state and would require the department to make that list for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.

This bill would make conforming changes to the provisions described above only if AB 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Division 1.27 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to the Financial Code, to read:DIVISION 1.27. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.(2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(a)(b) Department means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.(b)(c) (1) Digital financial asset means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value and that is not legal tender, whether or not denominated in legal tender.(2) Digital financial asset does not include either of the following:(A) A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from, or exchanged with, the merchant for legal tender, bank or credit union credit, or a digital financial asset.(B) A digital representation of value issued by, or on behalf of, a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform.(c)(d) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device located in the state that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(d)Major digital financial asset platform means a digital financial asset platform that holds at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in assets on the platform.(e) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that meets both of the following criteria:(1) The digital financial asset exchange has a license to conduct virtual currency business activity in the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) The digital financial asset exchange is not an operator.(e)(f) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.(f)Resident means any of the following:(1)A person who is domiciled in this state.(2)A person who was physically located in this state for more than 183 days of the previous 365 days.(3)A person who has a place of business in this state.(4)A legal representative of a person that is domiciled in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a resident customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency. (b) If the resident has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the residents customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction. transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(2)(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(3)(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major licensed digital financial asset platform. exchange.(4)(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The receipt shall include kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the resident. customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the resident customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major digital financial asset platform.(8) The name of the major licensed digital financial asset platform exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state. (b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes. (c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.SEC. 2. Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to Division 1.25 of the Financial Code, to read: CHAPTER 9. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer. (2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(b) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(c) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that is not an operator and has either of the following:(1) A license to conduct virtual currency business activity in this state or the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) A license pursuant to this division.(d) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.(b) If the customer has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(8) The name of the licensed digital financial asset exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.(b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.(c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.3907. (a) An operator shall comply with Section 3201 to the extent that the operator engages in digital financial asset business activity.(b) If an operator does not engage in digital financial asset business activity but allows or facilitates another person to engage in digital financial asset business activity via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that is owned, operated, or managed by the operator, the operator shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure that the person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk has a license pursuant to this division.(2) Ensure that any charges collected from a customer, whether collected by the operator, a person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk, or both, comply with the limits provided by Section 3904.(3) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.SEC. 3. (a) Section 1 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is not enacted.(b) Section 2 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Division 1.27 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to the Financial Code, to read:DIVISION 1.27. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.(2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(a)(b) Department means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.(b)(c) (1) Digital financial asset means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value and that is not legal tender, whether or not denominated in legal tender.(2) Digital financial asset does not include either of the following:(A) A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from, or exchanged with, the merchant for legal tender, bank or credit union credit, or a digital financial asset.(B) A digital representation of value issued by, or on behalf of, a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform.(c)(d) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device located in the state that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(d)Major digital financial asset platform means a digital financial asset platform that holds at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in assets on the platform.(e) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that meets both of the following criteria:(1) The digital financial asset exchange has a license to conduct virtual currency business activity in the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) The digital financial asset exchange is not an operator.(e)(f) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.(f)Resident means any of the following:(1)A person who is domiciled in this state.(2)A person who was physically located in this state for more than 183 days of the previous 365 days.(3)A person who has a place of business in this state.(4)A legal representative of a person that is domiciled in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a resident customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency. (b) If the resident has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the residents customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction. transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(2)(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(3)(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major licensed digital financial asset platform. exchange.(4)(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The receipt shall include kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the resident. customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the resident customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major digital financial asset platform.(8) The name of the major licensed digital financial asset platform exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state. (b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes. (c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.

SECTION 1. Division 1.27 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to the Financial Code, to read:

### SECTION 1.

DIVISION 1.27. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.(2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(a)(b) Department means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.(b)(c) (1) Digital financial asset means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value and that is not legal tender, whether or not denominated in legal tender.(2) Digital financial asset does not include either of the following:(A) A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from, or exchanged with, the merchant for legal tender, bank or credit union credit, or a digital financial asset.(B) A digital representation of value issued by, or on behalf of, a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform.(c)(d) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device located in the state that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(d)Major digital financial asset platform means a digital financial asset platform that holds at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in assets on the platform.(e) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that meets both of the following criteria:(1) The digital financial asset exchange has a license to conduct virtual currency business activity in the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) The digital financial asset exchange is not an operator.(e)(f) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.(f)Resident means any of the following:(1)A person who is domiciled in this state.(2)A person who was physically located in this state for more than 183 days of the previous 365 days.(3)A person who has a place of business in this state.(4)A legal representative of a person that is domiciled in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a resident customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency. (b) If the resident has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the residents customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction. transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(2)(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(3)(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major licensed digital financial asset platform. exchange.(4)(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The receipt shall include kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the resident. customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the resident customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major digital financial asset platform.(8) The name of the major licensed digital financial asset platform exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state. (b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes. (c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.

DIVISION 1.27. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.(2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(a)(b) Department means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.(b)(c) (1) Digital financial asset means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value and that is not legal tender, whether or not denominated in legal tender.(2) Digital financial asset does not include either of the following:(A) A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from, or exchanged with, the merchant for legal tender, bank or credit union credit, or a digital financial asset.(B) A digital representation of value issued by, or on behalf of, a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform.(c)(d) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device located in the state that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(d)Major digital financial asset platform means a digital financial asset platform that holds at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in assets on the platform.(e) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that meets both of the following criteria:(1) The digital financial asset exchange has a license to conduct virtual currency business activity in the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) The digital financial asset exchange is not an operator.(e)(f) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.(f)Resident means any of the following:(1)A person who is domiciled in this state.(2)A person who was physically located in this state for more than 183 days of the previous 365 days.(3)A person who has a place of business in this state.(4)A legal representative of a person that is domiciled in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a resident customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency. (b) If the resident has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the residents customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction. transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(2)(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(3)(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major licensed digital financial asset platform. exchange.(4)(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The receipt shall include kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the resident. customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the resident customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major digital financial asset platform.(8) The name of the major licensed digital financial asset platform exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state. (b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes. (c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.

DIVISION 1.27. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks

DIVISION 1.27. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks

3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.(2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(a)(b) Department means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.(b)(c) (1) Digital financial asset means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value and that is not legal tender, whether or not denominated in legal tender.(2) Digital financial asset does not include either of the following:(A) A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from, or exchanged with, the merchant for legal tender, bank or credit union credit, or a digital financial asset.(B) A digital representation of value issued by, or on behalf of, a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform.(c)(d) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device located in the state that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(d)Major digital financial asset platform means a digital financial asset platform that holds at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in assets on the platform.(e) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that meets both of the following criteria:(1) The digital financial asset exchange has a license to conduct virtual currency business activity in the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) The digital financial asset exchange is not an operator.(e)(f) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.(f)Resident means any of the following:(1)A person who is domiciled in this state.(2)A person who was physically located in this state for more than 183 days of the previous 365 days.(3)A person who has a place of business in this state.(4)A legal representative of a person that is domiciled in this state.



3901. For purposes of this division:

(a) Charges means either of the following:

(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.

(2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.

(a)



(b) Department means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

(b)



(c) (1) Digital financial asset means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value and that is not legal tender, whether or not denominated in legal tender.

(2) Digital financial asset does not include either of the following:

(A) A transaction in which a merchant grants, as part of an affinity or rewards program, value that cannot be taken from, or exchanged with, the merchant for legal tender, bank or credit union credit, or a digital financial asset.

(B) A digital representation of value issued by, or on behalf of, a publisher and used solely within an online game, game platform, or family of games sold by the same publisher or offered on the same game platform.

(c)



(d) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device located in the state that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.

(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.

(d)Major digital financial asset platform means a digital financial asset platform that holds at least ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in assets on the platform.



(e) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that meets both of the following criteria:

(1) The digital financial asset exchange has a license to conduct virtual currency business activity in the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

(2) The digital financial asset exchange is not an operator.

(e)



(f) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.

(f)Resident means any of the following:



(1)A person who is domiciled in this state.



(2)A person who was physically located in this state for more than 183 days of the previous 365 days.



(3)A person who has a place of business in this state.



(4)A legal representative of a person that is domiciled in this state.



3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.



3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a resident customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.

3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a resident customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency. (b) If the resident has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the residents customers request.



3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a resident customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.

 (b) If the resident has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the residents customers request.

3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction. transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.



3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:

(a) Five dollars ($5).

(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction. transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.

3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(2)(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(3)(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major licensed digital financial asset platform. exchange.(4)(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The receipt shall include kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the resident. customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the resident customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major digital financial asset platform.(8) The name of the major licensed digital financial asset platform exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).



3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a resident customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1)



(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.

(2)



(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.

(3)



(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major licensed digital financial asset platform. exchange.

(4)



(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.

(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.

(b) An operator shall provide a resident customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk. The receipt shall include kiosk that includes all of the following information:

(1) The name of the resident. customer.

(2) The date and time of the transaction.

(3) The name of the operator.

(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.

(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.

(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.

(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the resident customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a major digital financial asset platform.

(8) The name of the major licensed digital financial asset platform exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).

3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state. (b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes. (c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.



3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.

 (b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.

 (c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.

SEC. 2. Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to Division 1.25 of the Financial Code, to read: CHAPTER 9. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer. (2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(b) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(c) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that is not an operator and has either of the following:(1) A license to conduct virtual currency business activity in this state or the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) A license pursuant to this division.(d) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.(b) If the customer has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(8) The name of the licensed digital financial asset exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.(b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.(c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.3907. (a) An operator shall comply with Section 3201 to the extent that the operator engages in digital financial asset business activity.(b) If an operator does not engage in digital financial asset business activity but allows or facilitates another person to engage in digital financial asset business activity via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that is owned, operated, or managed by the operator, the operator shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure that the person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk has a license pursuant to this division.(2) Ensure that any charges collected from a customer, whether collected by the operator, a person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk, or both, comply with the limits provided by Section 3904.(3) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.

SEC. 2. Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 3901) is added to Division 1.25 of the Financial Code, to read:

### SEC. 2.

 CHAPTER 9. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer. (2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(b) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(c) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that is not an operator and has either of the following:(1) A license to conduct virtual currency business activity in this state or the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) A license pursuant to this division.(d) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.(b) If the customer has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(8) The name of the licensed digital financial asset exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.(b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.(c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.3907. (a) An operator shall comply with Section 3201 to the extent that the operator engages in digital financial asset business activity.(b) If an operator does not engage in digital financial asset business activity but allows or facilitates another person to engage in digital financial asset business activity via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that is owned, operated, or managed by the operator, the operator shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure that the person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk has a license pursuant to this division.(2) Ensure that any charges collected from a customer, whether collected by the operator, a person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk, or both, comply with the limits provided by Section 3904.(3) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.

 CHAPTER 9. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer. (2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(b) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(c) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that is not an operator and has either of the following:(1) A license to conduct virtual currency business activity in this state or the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) A license pursuant to this division.(d) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.(b) If the customer has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the customers request.3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(8) The name of the licensed digital financial asset exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.(b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.(c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.3907. (a) An operator shall comply with Section 3201 to the extent that the operator engages in digital financial asset business activity.(b) If an operator does not engage in digital financial asset business activity but allows or facilitates another person to engage in digital financial asset business activity via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that is owned, operated, or managed by the operator, the operator shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure that the person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk has a license pursuant to this division.(2) Ensure that any charges collected from a customer, whether collected by the operator, a person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk, or both, comply with the limits provided by Section 3904.(3) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.

 CHAPTER 9. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks

 CHAPTER 9. Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks

3901. For purposes of this division:(a) Charges means either of the following:(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer. (2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.(b) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.(c) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that is not an operator and has either of the following:(1) A license to conduct virtual currency business activity in this state or the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.(2) A license pursuant to this division.(d) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.



3901. For purposes of this division:

(a) Charges means either of the following:

(1) Fees or expenses paid by the customer.

 (2) The difference between the current market price of the digital financial asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange and the price of the digital financial asset charged to the customer.

(b) (1) Digital financial asset transaction kiosk means an electronic information processing device that is capable of accepting or dispensing cash in exchange for a digital financial asset.

(2) As used in this subdivision, cash means physical United States currency, both coins and paper currency.

(c) Licensed digital financial asset exchange means a digital financial asset exchange that is not an operator and has either of the following:

(1) A license to conduct virtual currency business activity in this state or the State of New York pursuant to Part 200 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

(2) A license pursuant to this division.

(d) Operator means a person who owns, operates, or manages a digital financial asset transaction kiosk located in this state.

3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.



3902. An operator shall not accept or dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day from or to a customer via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk.

3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.(b) If the customer has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the customers request.



3903. (a) An operator shall provide an option for a customer to exchange any amount of a digital financial asset for fiat currency.

(b) If the customer has a balance of fiat currency with an operator that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), the operator shall not dispense more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a day at the customers request.

3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:(a) Five dollars ($5).(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.



3904. An operator shall not collect charges, whether direct or indirect, from a customer related to a single digital financial asset transaction that exceed the greater of the following:

(a) Five dollars ($5).

(b) Ten percent of the United States dollar equivalent of digital financial assets involved in the transaction according to the publicly quoted market price of the digital asset on a licensed digital financial asset exchange at the time the customer initiates the transaction.

3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.(b) An operator shall provide a customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes all of the following information:(1) The name of the customer.(2) The date and time of the transaction.(3) The name of the operator.(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.(8) The name of the licensed digital financial asset exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).



3905. (a) (1) Before a digital financial asset transaction, an operator shall provide a written disclosure in English and in the same language principally used by the operator to advertise, solicit, or negotiate with a customer containing the terms and conditions of the transaction, which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:

(A) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.

(B) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees, expenses, and charges collected by the operator.

(C) The United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.

(D) If an operator does not provide a method to reverse or refund a transaction, a warning that all transactions are final and cannot be undone.

(2) The disclosure required by this subdivision shall be clear and conspicuous and provided separately from any other disclosure provided by the operator.

(b) An operator shall provide a customer with a receipt for any transaction made at the operators digital financial asset transaction kiosk that includes all of the following information:

(1) The name of the customer.

(2) The date and time of the transaction.

(3) The name of the operator.

(4) The amount of a digital financial asset involved in the transaction.

(5) The amount of United States dollars involved in the transaction.

(6) The amount, in United States dollars, of any fees collected by the operator in relation to the transaction.

(7) The amount, in United States dollars, of any spread between the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset that is charged to the customer and the United States dollar price of the digital financial asset as listed by a licensed digital financial asset exchange.

(8) The name of the licensed digital financial asset exchange the operator used to calculate the spread described in paragraph (7).

3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.(b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.(c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.



3906. (a) An operator shall provide to the department a list of all locations of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that the operator owns, operates, or manages in this state.

(b) An operator shall provide the department with updates to the list required by this section within 30 days of any changes.

(c) The department shall make the list required by this section for each operator available to the public on the departments internet website.

3907. (a) An operator shall comply with Section 3201 to the extent that the operator engages in digital financial asset business activity.(b) If an operator does not engage in digital financial asset business activity but allows or facilitates another person to engage in digital financial asset business activity via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that is owned, operated, or managed by the operator, the operator shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure that the person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk has a license pursuant to this division.(2) Ensure that any charges collected from a customer, whether collected by the operator, a person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk, or both, comply with the limits provided by Section 3904.(3) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.



3907. (a) An operator shall comply with Section 3201 to the extent that the operator engages in digital financial asset business activity.

(b) If an operator does not engage in digital financial asset business activity but allows or facilitates another person to engage in digital financial asset business activity via a digital financial asset transaction kiosk that is owned, operated, or managed by the operator, the operator shall do all of the following:

(1) Ensure that the person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk has a license pursuant to this division.

(2) Ensure that any charges collected from a customer, whether collected by the operator, a person engaging in digital financial asset business activity via the digital financial asset transaction kiosk, or both, comply with the limits provided by Section 3904.

(3) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.

SEC. 3. (a) Section 1 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is not enacted.(b) Section 2 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.

SEC. 3. (a) Section 1 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is not enacted.(b) Section 2 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.

SEC. 3. (a) Section 1 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is not enacted.

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(b) Section 2 of this act shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 39 of the 202324 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2024.