Section 5970 Of Chapter 15. Awarding Of Contracts From California Government Code >> Division 6. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 15.
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. As used in this chapter, the following phrases have the
following meanings:
(a) "Person" means any broker, dealer, municipal securities
dealer, investment advisor, or investment firm.
(b) "Regulatory agency" means the Department of Business
Oversight, the securities administrators or other similar regulatory
authority in any other state, the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or any
other self-regulatory organization.
(c) "State or local government" means the state, any department,
agency, board, commission, or authority of the state, or any city,
city and county, county, public district, public corporation,
authority, agency, board, commission, or other public entity.