51001. (a) A person who engages in business as an exchange facilitator shall notify all existing exchange clients whose relinquished property is located in this state, or whose replacement property held under a qualified exchange accommodation agreement is located in this state, of any change in control of the exchange facilitator. That notification shall be provided within 10 business days of the effective date of the change in control by hand delivery, facsimile, electronic mail, overnight mail, or first-class mail, and shall be posted on the exchange facilitator’s Internet Web site for at least 90 days following the change in control. The notification shall set forth the name, address, and other contact information of the transferees.(b) For purposes of this section, 'change in control' means any transfer of more than 50 percent of the assets or ownership interests, directly or indirectly, of the exchange facilitator.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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