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2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 78A North Carolina Securities Act.
Article 2 - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices.
78A-8. Sales and purchases.

Universal Citation:
NC Gen Stat § 78A-8
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78A‑8. Sales and purchases.

It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly:

(1) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud,

(2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading or,

(3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. (1973, c. 1380.)

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