Cal. FIN § 30004
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 30004, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
“Securities depository” means any person or group of persons who acts as the custodian of securities in accordance with a system for the central handling of securities whereby all securities of a particular class or series of any issues deposited within the system are treated as fungible and may be transferred or pledged by bookkeeping entries effected by that person without physical delivery of such securities.
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