Cal. CORP § 25003
This is the official text of Cal. CORP § 25003, part of California’s Corporations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, and regulates securities.
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Official statutory text
(a) “Agent” means any individual, other than a broker-dealer or a partner of a licensed broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer or who for compensation represents an issuer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of securities in this state.
(b) “Agent” does not include an individual who only represents an issuer in effecting transactions in securities exempted by subdivision (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), or (l) of Section 25100 or in effecting transactions exempted by Section 25102, and does not include an individual who has no place of business in this state if he or she effects transactions in this state exclusively with broker-dealers.
(c) “Agent” does not include an associated person of a broker or dealer effecting transactions described in Section 15(i)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, subject to the provisions of Section 15(i)(3) of that act.
(d) An officer or director of a broker-dealer or issuer, or an individual occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, is an agent only if he or she otherwise comes within this definition and receives compensation specifically related to purchases or sales of securities.
(b) “Agent” does not include an individual who only represents an issuer in effecting transactions in securities exempted by subdivision (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), or (l) of Section 25100 or in effecting transactions exempted by Section 25102, and does not include an individual who has no place of business in this state if he or she effects transactions in this state exclusively with broker-dealers.
(c) “Agent” does not include an associated person of a broker or dealer effecting transactions described in Section 15(i)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, subject to the provisions of Section 15(i)(3) of that act.
(d) An officer or director of a broker-dealer or issuer, or an individual occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, is an agent only if he or she otherwise comes within this definition and receives compensation specifically related to purchases or sales of securities.
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