2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 22 — Insurance
RS 22:717 — Unlawful sales
§717. Unlawful sales
It shall be unlawful for any such beneficial owner, director or officer, directly or indirectly, to sell any equity security of such company if the person selling the security or his principal (1) does not own the security sold, or (2) if owning the security, does not deliver it against such sale within twenty days thereafter, or does not within five days after such sale deposit it in the mails, or other usual channels of transportation; but no person shall be deemed to have violated this Section if he proves that notwithstanding the exercise of good faith he was unable to make such delivery or deposit within such time, or that to do so would cause undue inconvenience or expense.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 8, §1, eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:50 P.M.; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1527 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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