{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-302","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 26-302","heading":"Requirement of license.","body":"Except as provided in § 26-303 no person, including a person doing so on May 12, 1998, shall engage in the business of cashing checks for consideration without first obtaining a license from the Superintendent [Commissioner] pursuant to this chapter.  No separate license under this chapter shall be required for any agent of a licensee.","path":["Title 26. Banks and Other Financial Institutions.","Chapter 3. Check Cashers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/26-302","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8e18bb67005a898fa96c5a2990871b3d803562ea8eb13f24d65f46ac6c77fa8e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-301","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-26-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}