Cal. FIN § 5613
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 5613, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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Official statutory text
(a) No association shall sell, except upon a sale for a delinquent assessment made in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law, or offer for sale, or take subscriptions for, or issue any of its securities (except stock dividends), until the association has applied for and obtained from the commissioner a permit authorizing it to offer, sell or issue that security.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an association may enter into agreements for the sale of securities with accredited investors (as defined in Section 230. 215 of the Securities Exchange Commission regulations) or persons approved by the commissioner prior to obtaining a permit pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The commissioner may, by regulation, instruction, or order exclude certain transactions from the operation of this section.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an association may enter into agreements for the sale of securities with accredited investors (as defined in Section 230. 215 of the Securities Exchange Commission regulations) or persons approved by the commissioner prior to obtaining a permit pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The commissioner may, by regulation, instruction, or order exclude certain transactions from the operation of this section.
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