Section 82034 Of Chapter 2. Definitions From California Government Code >> Title 9. >> Chapter 2.
82034
. "Investment" means any financial interest in or security
issued by a business entity, including, but not limited to, common
stock, preferred stock, rights, warrants, options, debt instruments,
and any partnership or other ownership interest owned directly,
indirectly, or beneficially by the public official, or other filer,
or his or her immediate family, if the business entity or any parent,
subsidiary, or otherwise related business entity has an interest in
real property in the jurisdiction, or does business or plans to do
business in the jurisdiction, or has done business within the
jurisdiction at any time during the two years prior to the time any
statement or other action is required under this title. An asset
shall not be deemed an investment unless its fair market value equals
or exceeds two thousand dollars ($2,000). The term "investment" does
not include a time or demand deposit in a financial institution,
shares in a credit union, any insurance policy, interest in a
diversified mutual fund registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or in a common
trust fund created pursuant to Section 1564 of the Financial Code,
interest in a government defined-benefit pension plan, or any bond or
other debt instrument issued by any government or government agency.
Investments of an individual includes a pro rata share of
investments of any business entity, mutual fund, or trust in which
the individual or immediate family owns, directly, indirectly, or
beneficially, a 10-percent interest or greater. The term "parent,
subsidiary or otherwise related business entity" shall be
specifically defined by regulations of the commission.