Cal. CORP § 25202
This is the official text of Cal. CORP § 25202, part of California’s Corporations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, and regulates securities.
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(a) An investment adviser shall not be subject to Section 25230 if (1) the investment adviser does not have a place of business in this state and (2) during the preceding 12-month period has had fewer than six clients who are residents of this state.
(b) For the purpose of this section only, “client” has the same meaning as the term “client” is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the rule adopted pursuant to Section 222(d) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Also, for the purpose of this section only, “client” does not mean other investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, insurance companies, investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, pension and profit-sharing trusts (other than self-employed individual retirement plans), or other institutional investors or governmental agencies or instrumentalities designated by rule or order of the commissioner.
(b) For the purpose of this section only, “client” has the same meaning as the term “client” is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the rule adopted pursuant to Section 222(d) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Also, for the purpose of this section only, “client” does not mean other investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, insurance companies, investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, pension and profit-sharing trusts (other than self-employed individual retirement plans), or other institutional investors or governmental agencies or instrumentalities designated by rule or order of the commissioner.
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