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CA Corp Code § 25703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 1 - CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW OF 968|PART 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 25703.

25703.  If any provision of this law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this law which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this law are declared to be severable.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 88.)
CA Corp Code § 25704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 1 - CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW OF 968|PART 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 25704.

25704.  (a) Except as expressly provided in this section, prior law exclusively governs all suits, actions, prosecutions or proceedings which are pending or may be initiated on the basis of facts or circumstances occurring before the effective date of this law.(b) No civil suit or action may be maintained to enforce any liability or to establish that any securities are void under prior law unless brought within any period of limitation which applied when the cause of action accrued and, in any event, within three years after the effective date of this law.(c) All effective permits, certificates, orders, consents, and registrations under prior law, all administrative orders relating to the same and all conditions imposed upon the same remain in effect so long as they would have remained in effect if this law had not been enacted. They are considered to have been filed, entered, or imposed under this law, but are governed by prior law. Certificates dated as of January 1, 1969, may be issued by the commissioner after the effective date of this law pursuant to applications filed prior thereto and shall be considered to have been issued under the prior law. Applications for permits filed prior to January 1, 1969, may subsequently be processed without amendment if they comply with prior law, but thereafter shall be otherwise governed by this law.(d) Judicial review of all administrative orders as to which review proceedings have not been instituted by the effective date of this law are governed by Section 25609, except that no review proceeding may be instituted unless the petition is filed within any period of limitation which applied to a review proceeding when the order was entered.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 88.)
CA Corp Code § 25705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 1 - CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW OF 968|PART 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 25705.

25705.  All references to “the Corporate Securities Law” in any code or statute of the State of California shall hereafter be deemed to be references to the Corporate Securities Law of 1968.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 88.)
CA Corp Code § 25706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 1 - CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW OF 968|PART 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 25706.

25706.  (a) All effective permits, orders, and consents under the Real Estate Syndicate Act, all administrative orders relating to the Real Estate Syndicate Act, and all conditions imposed upon the Real Estate Syndicate Act remain in effect so long as they would have remained in effect if such act had not been repealed, but shall be considered to have been filed, entered, or imposed under this law. An application to amend, extend, modify, revoke, or set aside any such permits, orders, or consents shall be filed under and be subject to the provisions of this division.(b) Any application pending under the Real Estate Syndicate Act, upon the effective date of this section, shall be processed by the Real Estate Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of the Real Estate Syndicate Act in effect on December 31, 1977, until such application is granted or denied by such commissioner.(c) Except as expressly provided by this section, the Real Estate Syndicate Act continues to govern all suits, actions, prosecutions, or proceedings which are pending prior to, or which may be initiated thereunder on the basis of facts or circumstances occurring prior to, the effective date of this section.(d) No civil suit or action may be maintained to enforce any liability under the Real Estate Syndicate Act, unless brought within any period of limitation which applied the time the cause of action accrued.(e) Judicial review of all administrative orders under the Real Estate Syndicate Act as to which review proceedings have not been commenced prior to the effective date of this section shall be governed by Section 25609, except that no review proceeding may be commenced unless the petition is filed within the applicable period of limitation which applied to a review proceeding when the order was issued and except that judicial review of administrative orders of the Real Estate Commissioner made pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be governed by the provisions of law applicable to such proceedings on December 31, 1977.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 991.)
CA Corp Code § 25707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 1 - CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW OF 968|PART 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Section 25707.

25707.  (a) All permits and orders issued under Article 6 (commencing with Section 10237) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code, and all conditions imposed pursuant to those provisions, shall remain in effect for the period of time that they would have remained in effect if those provisions had not been repealed by the act enacting this section. Following the repeal of those provisions, the permits, orders, and conditions shall be deemed to have been issued or imposed under this division. An application to amend, extend, modify, revoke, or set aside a permit or order shall be filed under this division and is subject to this division.(b) An application pending under Article 6 (commencing with Section 10237) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code, on the effective date of this section, shall be processed by the Real Estate Commissioner subject to those provisions as they were in effect on December 31, 1996, until each application that was pending on the effective date of this section is granted or denied by the Real Estate Commissioner.(c) Except as expressly provided by this section, all actions, prosecutions, or proceedings under Article 6 (commencing with Section 10237) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code that are pending prior to the effective date of this section, or that otherwise could be initiated based on facts or circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of this section, shall be governed by those provisions.(d) No civil action may be brought to enforce any liability under Article 6 (commencing with Section 10237) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code, unless it is brought within the period of limitations that applied to the action at the time the action accrued.(e) Judicial review of orders under Article 6 (commencing with Section 10237) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code that had not commenced prior to the effective date of this section shall be governed by Section 25609, except that no review proceeding shall be commenced unless the petition is filed within the applicable period of limitations that applied to a review proceeding when the order was issued. Judicial review of an order of the Real Estate Commissioner made pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be governed by the provisions of law applicable to those proceedings on December 31, 1996.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 592, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 27000.

27000.  Unless the provision or the context otherwise indicates, and except as expressly otherwise provided in this chapter, words used in this division have the meanings prescribed in Part 1 (commencing with Section 25000) of the Corporate Securities Law.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 88.)
CA Corp Code § 27001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 27001.

27001.  As used in this division “security” includes all of the things enumerated in Section 25019 and also includes shares, stock, and investment certificates as defined in the Savings Association Law.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 458, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 27002.

27002.  (a) As used in this division, “individual” includes every natural person, domestic or foreign private corporation, nonprofit corporation, unincorporated association, company, partnership of whatever kind, syndicate, joint stock company, trustee, protective committee, depositors’ league, and other similar organization however described.(b) As used in this division, “individual” does not include any of the following persons:(1) Any licensed practicing attorney rendering or performing services in connection with the practice of law.(2) Any person holding a broker-dealer’s or investment adviser’s certificate then in effect issued by the commissioner, rendering or performing services as such.(3) Any holder of a permit then in effect, granted by the commissioner under the Corporate Securities Law, permitting the issue of certificates of deposit.(4) Any securities depository as defined in Section 30004 of the Financial Code, which is licensed under Section 30200 of the Financial Code or exempted from licensing thereunder by Section 30005 or 30006 of the Financial Code.(5) Any broker licensed by the Real Estate Commissioner of this state rendering or performing services with respect to securities, if the person would not be subject to the broker-dealer certification requirements for effecting transactions in the securities.(6) Any security owner or holder who, without compensation of any kind, induces or attempts to induce, other security holders or owners of the same issuer into entering into agreements with persons who are excluded from “individual” by virtue of paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 458, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 27003.

27003.  If any provision of this division, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this division, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.(Added by renumbering Section 27007 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 458, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 2 - Unlawful and Fraudulent Conduct|Section 27100.

27100.  Any individual who, within this state, solicits, receives, collects, or solicits any subscription or contract to pay, any contributions, fees, funds, or compensation of any kind, from any owner or holder of any security, for the purpose of protecting, enforcing, or representing the rights of the security owners or holders evidenced by the security, shall be subject to the provisions of this division.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 458, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 2 - Unlawful and Fraudulent Conduct|Section 27101.

27101.  It is unlawful for any individual, directly or indirectly, in connection with the solicitation, receipt, or collection of, or solicitation of any subscription or contract to pay any contributions, fees, funds, or compensation of any kind, from any owner or holder of any security, for the purpose of protecting, enforcing, or representing the rights of the security owners or holders evidenced by the security, to do any of the following:(a) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud.(b) By means of any written or oral communication, make any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.(c) Engage in any transaction, act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.(d) Misappropriate or convert the funds, security, or property of any other person.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 458, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Liability and Crimes|Section 27200.

27200.  Every individual who solicits, receives, collects, or contracts for the payment of, any contributions, fees, funds, or compensation of any kind, in violation of this division, is civilly liable for the return of the full amount of that contribution, fee, or fund, together with reasonable attorney’s fees. This liability is both joint and several.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 458, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Liability and Crimes|Section 27201.

27201.  No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created under Section 27200 unless brought before the expiration of two years after the violation upon which it is based or the expiration of one year after the discovery by the plaintiff of the facts constituting the violation, whichever shall first expire.(Added by renumbering Section 27200.1 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 458, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Corp Code § 27202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 2 - SECURITY OWNERS PROTECTION|CHAPTER 3 - Civil Liability and Crimes|Section 27202.

27202.  Every individual who willfully violates Section 27101 is guilty of a public offense punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years, or by both fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 49. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Corp Code § 28100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28100.

28100.  The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this division in a manner that facilitates the legislative purposes set forth in Section 28004, consistent with protection of investors.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 516, Sec. 4. (SB 1155) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Corp Code § 28101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28101.

28101.  Whenever the commissioner issues an order or license under this division, the commissioner may impose any conditions that are in his or her opinion necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)
CA Corp Code § 28102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28102.

28102.  Any application filed with the commissioner under this division or under any regulation or order issued under this division shall be in a form, shall contain information, shall be signed in a manner, and shall be verified in a manner, that the commissioner may by regulation or order require.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)
CA Corp Code § 28103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28103.

28103.  In determining whether to approve any application filed under this division or under any regulation or order issued under this division, the commissioner may consider proposals made by the applicant, including, but not limited to, proposals to appoint officers, sell securities, obtain financing, or purchase securities of small business firms, and, if in the opinion of the commissioner it is probable that the applicant will be able to implement the proposal, the commissioner may make findings on the basis of the proposal. However, whenever the commissioner approves an application on the basis, in whole or in part, of a proposal made by the applicant, the commissioner shall impose upon the approval appropriate conditions requiring that the applicant implement the proposal within a period of time specified by the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)
CA Corp Code § 28104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28104.

28104.  (a) The commissioner may do both of the following:(1) Make public or private investigations within or outside this state that he or she deems necessary to determine whether to approve any application filed under this division or under any regulation or order issued under this division, to determine whether any person has violated or may violate any provision of this division or of any regulation or order issued under this division, to aid in the enforcement of any provision of this division or of any regulation or order issued under this division, or to aid in the issuing of regulations or orders under this division.(2) Publish information concerning any violation of any provision of this division or of any regulation or order issued under this division.(b) For purposes of any investigation, examination, or other proceeding under this division, the commissioner may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records that the commissioner deems relevant or material to the inquiry.(c) In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, the superior court, upon application by the commissioner, may issue to the person an order requiring him or her to appear before the commissioner, and to produce documentary evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relevant to the matter under investigation or in question. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)
CA Corp Code § 28105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28105.

28105.  The commissioner may provide information relating to a licensee or any parent or subsidiary of the licensee to, or receive information relating to a licensee or any parent or subsidiary of the licensee from, any governmental agency.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)
CA Corp Code § 28106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28106.

28106.  If the commissioner permits any licensee, any affiliate of the licensee, or any governmental agency to inspect or make copies of any record relating to the licensee or to any director, officer, employee, or affiliate of the licensee, or if the commissioner provides the record, or a copy thereof, to any of those persons, Sections 6254 and 6255 of the Government Code shall continue to apply to the record to the extent that these sections applied to the record prior to that action by the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Corp Code § 28106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28106.

28106.  If the commissioner permits any licensee, any affiliate of the licensee, or any governmental agency to inspect or make copies of any record relating to the licensee or to any director, officer, employee, or affiliate of the licensee, or if the commissioner provides the record, or a copy thereof, to any of those persons, Section 7922.000 of the Government Code, subdivision (a) of Section 7922.540 of the Government Code, and each provision listed in Section 7920.505 of the Government Code shall continue to apply to the record to the extent that these provisions applied to the record prior to that action by the commissioner.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 59. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Corp Code § 28107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28107.

28107.  The commissioner may refer any evidence available concerning any violation of this division or of any regulation or order issued under this division that constitutes a crime to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who may, with or without that reference, institute appropriate criminal proceedings.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)
CA Corp Code § 28108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Corporations Code - CORP|TITLE 4 - SECURITIES|DIVISION 3 - CAPITAL ACCESS COMPANIES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|Section 28108.

28108.  Before any applicant for a license is issued a license, the applicant and each parent and subsidiary of the applicant shall file, and each person that becomes a parent or subsidiary of a licensee shall file, not less than 30 days after becoming a parent or subsidiary of the licensee, with the commissioner, in the form the commissioner may by regulation or order require, an irrevocable consent appointing the commissioner to be the person’s attorney-in-fact to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal judicial or administrative proceeding against the person, or the person’s successor, executor, or administrator, which arises under this division or under any regulation or order issued under this division after the consent has been filed, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person. Service may be made by leaving a copy of the process at any office of the commissioner, but the service is not effective unless (a) the party making the service, who may be the commissioner, forthwith sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by registered or certified mail to the person served at the person’s last address on file with the commissioner, and (b) an affidavit of compliance with this section by the party making service is filed on or before the return date, if any, or within that further time as the court, in the case of a judicial proceeding, or the administrative agency, in the case of an administrative proceeding, allows.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 668, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 668.)