California Commercial Code

§ 8103

COM § 8103 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 8 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)A share or similar equity interest issued by a corporation, business trust, joint stock company, or similar entity is a security.

(b)An “investment company security” is a security. “Investment company security” means a share or similar equity interest issued by an entity that is registered as an investment company under the federal investment company laws, an interest in a unit investment trust that is so registered, or a face-amount certificate issued by a face-amount certificate company that is so registered. Investment company security does not include an insurance policy or endowment policy or annuity contract issued by an insurance company.

(c)An interest in a partnership or limited liability company is not a security unless it is dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, its terms expressly provide that it is a security governed by this division, or it is an investment company security. However, an interest in a partnership or limited liability company is a financial asset if it is held in a securities account.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 210, Sec. 20. (SB 95) Effective January 1, 2024.