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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 5§ 25141 Commissioner Escrow Security Conditions

§ 25141 Commissioner Escrow Security Conditions

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§ 25141 Commissioner Escrow Security Conditions

The commissioner can set special rules—like putting money in a safe place or limiting who can sell the securities—to make a securities offering fair, and can later take those rules away if they’re no longer needed.

Key Takeaways

  • •The commissioner can add conditions like escrow deposits, transfer limits, or waiving rights to keep an offering fair.
  • •These conditions can cover things like holding sale proceeds, limiting sale expenses, or restricting how the securities can be moved.
  • •The commissioner can later change or remove the conditions if they’re no longer needed.

Example

A startup wants to sell special promotional shares to investors. The commissioner decides the sale might be risky, so they require the startup to keep the investors’ money in an escrow account until the shares are officially issued.

Because of the commissioner’s rule, the startup can’t use the investors’ cash right away; it stays locked up until the shares are delivered, protecting the investors from a bad deal.

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

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§ 25141 Commissioner Escrow Security Conditions

The commissioner may impose as a condition of qualification under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 25110) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 25120) of this part conditions requiring the deposit in escrow of securities, imposing a legend condition restricting the transferability thereof, impounding the proceeds from the sale thereof, limiting the expense in connection with the sale thereof, requiring the waiver of assets, dividends or voting rights by the holders of promotional securities, or any other condition if the commissioner finds that without such condition the offering will be unfair, unjust or inequitable. The commissioner may in his or her discretion modify or remove any such conditions when in his or her opinion they are no longer necessary or appropriate. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 41, Sec. 6. Effective May 6, 1996.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

commissionerqualificationunfair, unjust or inequitableescrowtransferability

Related Statutes

  • § 25143 Postponement Or Suspension Of Qualifications
  • § 25148 Commissioner Prospectus Delivery Requirement
  • § 25140 Stop Order Grounds
  • § 25144 Vacating Or Modifying Stop Orders
  • § 25145 Issuer Securities Sales Records

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 25141.
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