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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 8Ch. 5§ 8506 Securities Intermediary Duties

§ 8506 Securities Intermediary Duties

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§ 8506 Securities Intermediary Duties

Key Takeaways

  • •If you own stocks or bonds, the company holding them must do what you tell them to do with your investments.
  • •They can follow a plan you both agreed on earlier.
  • •If there’s no plan, they must either let you handle it yourself or do what you ask carefully and the right way.

Example

You tell your bank to sell some of your stocks.

The bank must sell the stocks like you asked. If you didn’t agree on how to do it before, they have to either let you sell them yourself or do it carefully the way you want.

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

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§ 8506 Securities Intermediary Duties

A securities intermediary shall exercise rights with respect to a financial asset if directed to do so by an entitlement holder. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if it does either of the following: (1) The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary. (2) In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary either places the entitlement holder in a position to exercise the rights directly or 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 holderfinancial assetdue carereasonable commercial standards

Related Statutes

  • § 8504 Securities Intermediary Asset Maintenance
  • § 8505 Securities Intermediary Payment Duties
  • § 8508 Securities Intermediary Duties
  • § 8507 Securities Intermediary Compliance Duty
  • § 8501 Securities Account Entitlements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 8506.
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