Title CORP, California Corp. Code

It is unlawful for any person without the written consent of the commissioner to consummate the sale or transfer of any securities heretofore or hereafter placed in escrow pursuant to a condition ordered by the commissioner and that have not been released from escrow, or that are…

Every applicant seeking qualification for the sale of securities shall, upon request of the commissioner, furnish to the commissioner an authorization for examination of the applicant’s financial records of the sale of such securities pursuant to Section 7473 of the Government Co…

Every applicant for a certificate as a broker-dealer or an investment adviser (other than a California corporation), and every investment adviser subject to Section 25230.1, shall file with the commissioner, in such form as the commissioner by rule prescribes, an irrevocable cons…

(a) Every broker-dealer and every investment adviser licensed under Section 25230 shall make and keep accounts, correspondence, memorandums, papers, books, and other records and shall file financial and other reports as the commissioner by rule requires, subject to the limitation…

(a) Surrender of a certificate as a broker-dealer or investment adviser becomes effective 30 days after receipt of an application to surrender that certificate or within a shorter period of time as the commissioner may determine, unless a revocation or suspension proceeding is pe…

It is unlawful for any person holding a certificate as a broker-dealer or investment adviser under this part to represent or imply in any manner whatsoever that such person has been sponsored, recommended, or approved or that the person’s abilities or qualifications have in any r…

(a) A broker-dealer or investment adviser, or an agent or representative thereof, shall not use a senior-specific certification, credential, or professional designation in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of securities, or the provision of advice as to the value of or…

Any person whose certificate as a broker-dealer or investment adviser has been suspended or revoked shall immediately surrender such certificate to the commissioner. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1120, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1981. Operative November 1, 1981, by Sec. 15 of Ch…

It is unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement of a material fact in any application, notice, or report filed with the commissioner under this part, or willfully to omit to state in any such application, notice, or report any material fact which is required …

It is unlawful for any agent or broker-dealer to require, as a condition to the purchase or sale of securities for and in the name of a married person, that the prior consent or authorization of the spouse of that person be obtained. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1120, Sec. 10. Ef…

(a) Upon written or oral request, the commissioner shall make available to any person the information specified in Section 7929.005 of the Government Code and made available through the Public Disclosure Program of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with respect to any b…

(a) If the commissioner finds, as a result of any examination or investigation or from any report made to the commissioner, that any person subject to this part, other than an investment adviser subject to Section 25230.1, is in an insolvent condition, or is conducting a securiti…

If, after examination or investigation, the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that any broker-dealer or investment adviser is violating or has violated any law or rule binding upon it, the commissioner shall, by written order addressed to the broker-dealer or investm…

If, after examination or investigation, the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that any broker-dealer or investment adviser, other than an investment adviser subject to Section 25230.1, is conducting or has conducted business in an unsafe or injurious manner, the comm…

(a) No order issued pursuant to Section 25249 or 25250 may become final except after notice to the affected broker-dealer or investment adviser of the commissioner’s intention to make the order final and of the reasons for the finding. The commissioner shall also notify the broke…

The commissioner may, after appropriate notice and opportunity for hearing, by orders, levy administrative penalties as follows: (a) Any person subject to this division, other than a broker-dealer or investment adviser, who willfully violates any provision of this division, or wh…

(a) Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any of the conditions specified in subdivision (b) has occurred with respect to any broker-dealer or investment adviser subject to this division, the commissioner shall dispatch a written notice demanding remedial action and a summ…

(a) If the commissioner determines it is in the public interest, the commissioner may include in any administrative action brought under this part a claim for ancillary relief, including, but not limited to, a claim for restitution or disgorgement or damages on behalf of the pers…

The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the commissioner pursuant to this division are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination deemed advisable by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch…

(a) For any broker-dealer or investment adviser, a disciplinary action taken by the State of California, another state, an agency of the federal government, or another country for an action substantially related to the activity regulated under this division may be grounds for dis…

When any person, including any nonresident of this state, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by this law or any rule or order hereunder, whether or not he has filed a consent to service of process under subdivision (h) of Section 25102, Section 25165, or Section 252…

(a) All certificates representing shares of a social purpose corporation shall contain, in addition to any other statements required by this section, the following conspicuous language on the face of the certificate. “This entity is a social purpose corporation organized under Di…

(a) No person shall engage in a trade or business or otherwise act as a commodity merchant unless the person (1) is registered or temporarily licensed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for each activity constituting that person as a commodity merchant and the registra…

It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, in connection with the purchase or sale of, the offer to sell, the offer to purchase, the offer to enter into, or the entry into, a commodity, commodity contract, or commodity option to do any of the following: (a) To willful…

(a) Sections 29520, 29535, and 29536 apply to persons who sell or offer to sell when either of the following occur: (1) An offer to sell is made in this state. (2) An offer to buy is made and accepted in this state. (b) Sections 29520, 29535, and 29536 apply to persons who buy or…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly alter, destroy, mutilate, conceal, cover up, falsify, or make a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the administration or enforcement of this division. (b) It is u…

When any person, including any nonresident of this state, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by this law or any rule or order hereunder, whether or not he has filed a consent to service of process under Section 31155, and personal jurisdiction over him cannot otherw…

(a) A corporation may issue one or more classes or series of shares or both, with full, limited or no voting rights and with such other rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as are stated or authorized in its articles. No denial or limitation of voting rights shall be …

(a) Before any corporation issues any shares of any class or series of which the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions, or any of them, or the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of the series, are not set forth in its articles but are fixed in…

(a) A corporation may provide in its articles for one or more classes or series of shares which are redeemable, in whole or in part, (1) at the option of the corporation or (2) to the extent and upon the happening of one or more specified events, and not otherwise except as herei…

The rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon a class or series of preferred shares (Section 176), the designation of which includes either the word “preferred” or the word “preference,” may: (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) …

(a) When so provided in the articles, a corporation may issue shares convertible within the time or upon the happening of one or more specified events and upon the terms and conditions that are stated in the articles if any of the following conditions apply: (1) At the option of …

Either in connection with the issue, subscription or sale of any of its shares, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities or independently thereof, a corporation may grant options to purchase or subscribe for shares of any class or series upon such terms and conditions as may …

(a) If at the time of granting option or conversion rights or at any later time the corporation is not authorized by its articles to issue all the shares required for the satisfaction of the rights, if and when exercised, the additional number of shares required to be issued upon…

Unless the articles provide otherwise, the board may issue shares, options or securities having conversion or option rights without first offering them to shareholders of any class. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)

A corporation may, but is not required to, issue fractions of a share originally or upon transfer. If it does not issue fractions of a share, it shall in connection with any original issuance of shares (a) arrange for the disposition of fractional interests by those entitled ther…

(a) A corporation may adopt and carry out a stock purchase plan or agreement or stock option plan or agreement providing for the issue and sale for such consideration as may be fixed of its unissued shares, or of issued shares acquired or to be acquired, to one or more of the emp…

(a) Shares may be issued: (1) For such consideration as is determined from time to time by the board, or by the shareholders if the articles so provide, consisting of any or all of the following: money paid; labor done; services actually rendered to the corporation or for its ben…

(a) Every subscriber to shares and every person to whom shares are originally issued is liable to the corporation for the full consideration agreed to be paid for the shares. (b) The full agreed consideration for shares shall be paid prior to or concurrently with the issuance the…

A transferee of shares for which the full agreed consideration has not been paid to the issuing corporation, who acquired them in good faith, without knowledge that they were not paid in full or to the extent stated on the certificate representing them or, in the case of uncertif…

Every transferee of partly paid shares who acquired them under a certificate or initial transaction statement showing the fact of part payment, and every transferee of such shares (other than a transferee who derives title through a holder in good faith without knowledge and who …

A person holding shares as pledgee, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver or in any representative or fiduciary capacity is not personally liable for any unpaid balance of the subscription price of the shares because the shares are so held but the esta…

(a) No action shall be brought by or on behalf of any creditor to reach and apply the liability, if any, of a shareholder to the corporation to pay the amount due on such shareholder’s shares unless final judgment has been rendered in favor of the creditor against the corporation…

Nothing in this division shall be construed as a derogation of any rights or remedies which any creditor or shareholder may have against any promoter, shareholder, director, officer or the corporation because of participation in any fraud or illegality practiced upon such credito…

(a) Every holder of shares in a corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed in the name of the corporation by the chairperson or vice chairperson of the board or the president or a vice president and by the chief financial officer or an assistant treasurer or the s…

If the shares of the corporation are classified or if any class of shares has two or more series, there shall appear on the certificate or, in the case of uncertificated securities, the initial transaction statement and written statements, one of the following: (a) A statement of…