{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-169a-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 169A, § 1","heading":"Definitions","body":"Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:—\n''Casher of checks'', a person or entity engaged in cashing checks, drafts or money orders for a consideration in excess of one dollar per item.\n''Commissioner'', the commissioner of banks.\n''Licensee'', a casher of checks, licensed under the provisions of this chapter.\n''Mobile unit'', a motor vehicle or other movable means from which the business of a licensee is to be conducted.\n''Primary business'', the principal business of the licensee as determined by the commissioner, exclusive of any business conducted as an agent of the state lottery commission.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 169A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter169A/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:01Z","sha256":"094636e105d395adc90f4cb7bc511aeb364827a9f4fcb20ed6e97c0dd157ae9a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-169-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-169a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}