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HomeInsurance CodeDiv. 1Pt. 2Ch. 1Art. 8§ 853 Broker Security Disclosure Requirements

§ 853 Broker Security Disclosure Requirements

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§ 853 Broker Security Disclosure Requirements

Brokers have to give the commissioner a true, detailed report about any security they sell or plan to sell.

Key Takeaways

  • •Brokers must file a true statement whenever the commissioner asks.
  • •The statement must include the issuer’s name, location, leaders, financials, and the sale price.
  • •Any extra information the commissioner wants must also be included.

Example

A broker is about to sell shares of a small tech company to a client.

The broker must file a report that lists the company’s name and address, its CEOs or partners, its assets and debts, its last year’s income and expenses, the price the broker will sell the shares for, and any other info the commissioner asks for.

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§ 853 Broker Security Disclosure Requirements

Every broker shall, at such times as the commissioner requires, make and file in the office of the commissioner a true and correct statement concerning any security sold or offered for sale by the broker. The statement shall show: (a) The name and location of the principal office of the issuer of such security. (b) The names of the issuer’s managing officers if it is a corporation, or of its members if it is a partnership. (c) The issuer’s assets, liabilities, and issued capital stock, at the close of its fiscal year then last ended, or at a later date. (d) The issuer’s gross income, expenses, and fixed charges for the year next preceding such date, or for such time as such issuer of such security has transacted business, if for less than one year. (e) The approximate price at which the broker has sold or proposes to sell such security. (f) Such other information, of which the broker has knowledge, as the commissioner requires. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

securitypartnershipcorporationcommissionhealthofferportsecurities

Related Statutes

  • § 827 Insurer Security Sales Permit
  • § 822 Security Sale Definitions
  • § 833 Security Permit Violations
  • § 834 Securities Permit Application
  • § 838.5 Securities Exchange Approval

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Insurance Code. Section 853.
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