California Insurance Code
§ 821
INS § 821Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 8
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov“Security” means every instrument commonly known by that term, except:
(a)Commercial paper when issued, given or acquired in a bona fide way in the ordinary course of legitimate business, trade or commerce.
(b)Promissory notes, whether secured or unsecured, if not offered to the public, and if not sold to an underwriter of the sale for the purpose of resale.
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Legislative history
Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.