Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 28550. Section 28550.
No person shall, except with the prior written approval of the commissioner, acquire control of a licensee.
CHAPTER 8. Acquisition of Control [28550. - 28552.]
Cal. Corporations Code - CORP 8.
in effectCal. Corporations Code - CORP § 28551. Section 28551.
The commissioner shall approve an application for approval to acquire control of a licensee only if, after notice and a hearing, the commissioner finds all of the following:
(a)
That the applicant and the directors and officers of the applicant are of good character and sound financial standing.
(b)
That it is reasonable to believe that, if the applicant acquires control of the licensee, the applicant will comply with all applicable provisions of this division and of any regulation or order issued under this division.
(c)
That the applicant’s plans, if any, to make any major change in the business, corporate structure, or management of the licensee are not detrimental to the safety and soundness of the licensee or the accredited investors of the licensee, or to the public convenience and advantage.
Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 28552. Section 28552.
(a)
For purposes of Section 28551, the commissioner may find:
(1)
That an applicant or a director or officer of an applicant is not of good character if the person has been convicted of, or has pleaded nolo contendere to, a crime involving fraud or dishonesty.
(2)
That an applicant’s plan to make a major change in the management of a licensee is detrimental to the safety and soundness of the licensee or the accredited investors of the licensee and to the public convenience and advantage if the plan provides for a person who has been convicted of, or has pleaded nolo contendere to, a crime involving fraud or dishonesty to become a director or officer of the licensee.
(b)
Subdivision (a) shall not be deemed to be the only grounds upon which the commissioner may find, for purposes of Section 28551, that an applicant or a director or officer of an applicant is not of good character or that an applicant’s plan to make a major change in the management of a licensee is detrimental to the safety and soundness of a licensee or to the accredited investors of the licensee, or to the public convenience and advantage.
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