Section 833 Of Article 8. Issue Of Securities From California Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
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. Every person who commits any of the acts specified in this
section is guilty of a public offense and punishable by a fine not
exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment pursuant
to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county
jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(a) Knowingly authorizing, directing, aiding, causing, or
assisting in causing the issuance, execution, or sale of, any
security, in nonconformity with a permit of the commissioner then in
effect and authorizing such issuance, or contrary to the provisions
of this article.
(b) Knowingly making any false statement or representation in any
application to the commissioner, or in any proceeding before him, or
in any examination, audit, or investigation made by him, or by his
authority.
(c) With knowledge of the falsity, causing to be filed in the
office of the commissioner any false statement or representation
concerning an insurer, the property which the insurer then holds or
proposes to acquire, the insurer's officers, the insurer's financial
condition or other affairs, or the insurer's proposed plan of
business.
(d) With knowledge of the falsity of any such statement or
representation, causing any security to be issued, executed, or sold
without first informing the commissioner of the falsity of such
statement in writing.
(e) Directly or indirectly, knowingly causing or assisting in
causing any part of the proceeds from the sale of any security to be
applied to any purpose contrary to the provisions of the permit
authorizing the issuance of such security, or to any purpose in
excess of the amount specified in such permit for such purpose.
(f) Selling a security with knowledge that it has been issued or
executed in violation of any of the provisions of this article.
(g) Causing a writing concerning a security to be issued,
circulated, or published while having knowledge that such matter
contains any statement that is false, misleading, or otherwise likely
to deceive a reader thereof.
(h) In any respect, willfully violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of this article.
(i) In any other respect, willfully violating or neglecting to
comply with any part of an order or permit of the commissioner under
the provisions of this article.
(j) Conspiring with one or more other persons to violate any
permit or order issued by the commissioner, or any of the provisions
of this article.