California · Corporations Code
CORP §25246: It is unlawful for any agent or broker-dealer to require, as a condition to the purchase or sale of securities for and in the name of a married person, that the prior consent or authorization of the s
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What this law says, in plain English
Broker-dealers cannot require a married person's spouse to consent before that person buys or sells securities in their own name.
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It is unlawful for any agent or broker-dealer to require, as a condition to the purchase or sale of securities for and in the name of a married person, that the prior consent or authorization of the spouse of that person be obtained.
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