2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 36b - Connecticut Securities Law and Business Opportunity Investment Act
Chapter 672a - Uniform Securities Act
Section 36b-16 - (Formerly Sec. 36-485). Registration of security prior to offer or sale required. Exceptions.


CT Gen Stat § 36b-16 (2012) What's This?

No person shall offer or sell any security in this state unless (1) it is registered under sections 36b-2 to 36b-34, inclusive, (2) the security or transaction is exempted under section 36b-21, or (3) the security is a covered security provided such person complies with any applicable requirements in subsections (c), (d) and (e) of section 36b-21.

(P.A. 77-482, S. 16; P.A. 81-292, S. 5; P.A. 89-220, S. 5; P.A. 97-220, S. 8, 15; P.A. 10-141, S. 11.)

History: P.A. 81-292 deleted “or from” after “within”; P.A. 89-220 made a technical change; Sec. 36-485 transferred to Sec. 36b-16 in 1995; P.A. 97-220 added Subdiv. (3) re covered securities, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 10-141 replaced reference to Sec. 36b-33 with reference to Sec. 36b-34, effective June 7, 2010.

See Sec. 3-123ee re exemption for Connecticut Home Care Trust Fund participation, offering and solicitation.

A note that does not require payment until expiration of a nine-month period does not fall within the exemptions from registration provided for in Sec. 36b-21. 77 CA 621.

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