California § 8511 - Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if a securities interme

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 8511 — Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if a securities interme, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 8511. Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if a securities interme

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if a securities intermediary does not have sufficient interests in a particular financial asset to satisfy both its obligations to entitlement holders who have security entitlements to that financial asset and its obligation to a creditor of the securities intermediary who has a security interest in that financial asset, the claims of entitlement holders, other than the creditor, have priority over the claim of the creditor. (b) A claim of a creditor of a securities intermediary who has a security interest in a financial asset held by a securities intermediary has priority over claims of the securities intermediary’s entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to that financial asset if the creditor has control over the financial asset. (c) If a clearing corporation does not have sufficient financial assets to satisfy both its obligations to entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to a financial asset and its obligation to a creditor of the clearing corporation who has a security interest in that financial asset, the claim of the creditor has priority over the claims of entitlement holders.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 8511 cover?

Section 8511 ("Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if a securities interme") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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