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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 8Ch. 5§ 8508 Securities Intermediary Duties

§ 8508 Securities Intermediary Duties

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§ 8508 Securities Intermediary Duties

Key Takeaways

  • •If you own stocks or bonds through a company (like a bank or broker), they have to listen to you when you want to move or change how you hold them.
  • •They can follow what you both agreed on before.
  • •If there’s no agreement, they must still be careful and do what you ask, like a good business should.

Example

You have stocks in a brokerage account and want to move them to another company.

Your broker has to help you move your stocks to the new company if you ask. If you didn’t agree on how to do it before, they still have to be careful and follow your instructions.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 8508 Securities Intermediary Duties

A securities intermediary shall act at the direction of an entitlement holder to change a security entitlement into another available form of holding for which the entitlement holder is eligible, or to cause the financial asset to be transferred to a securities account of the entitlement holder with another securities intermediary. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if it does either of the following: (1) The securities intermediary acts as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary. (2) In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 497, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

securities intermediaryentitlement holdersecurity entitlementdue carereasonable commercial standards

Related Statutes

  • § 8505 Securities Intermediary Payment Duties
  • § 8506 Securities Intermediary Duties
  • § 8504 Securities Intermediary Asset Maintenance
  • § 8507 Securities Intermediary Compliance Duty
  • § 8501 Securities Account Entitlements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 8508.
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