Arizona Laws 6-116. Sale of securities; disclosure
A. A financial institution doing business in this state or any other person shall not sell or offer to sell equity securities or debt instruments to the public in a financial institution’s retail office where deposits are accepted without the prior written approval of the deputy director.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 6-116
- Deputy director: means the deputy director of the financial institutions division of the department. See Arizona Laws 6-101
- Financial institution: means banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, credit unions, consumer lenders, international banking facilities and financial institution holding companies under the jurisdiction of the department. See Arizona Laws 6-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. A financial institution or any other person that receives written approval as prescribed by subsection A of this section and that sells or offers to sell equity securities or debt instruments of the financial institution or the holding company of a financial institution shall disclose to the purchaser prior to any sale that the equity security or debt instrument is not a federally insured deposit and shall provide to the purchaser a disclosure form that is approved by the deputy director. The deputy director may by rule prescribe requirements for the disclosure form.
C. A financial institution’s or a holding company of the financial institution’s application for approval of the disclosure form required by subsection B of this section shall include information describing the policies and procedures that the financial institution or any other person authorized to offer or sell the securities has adopted to ensure that it is marketing the securities with appropriate disclosures regarding the nature of the investment.