40-204. Unlawful to offer stock for sale without permit from commissioner; void shares, when.
It shall be unlawful for any insurance company or health maintenance organization, its agents or representatives, to offer the stock of such company for sale unless it shall have first obtained from the commissioner of insurance a permit authorizing and providing the terms of such sale. Any share of stock issued by an insurance company or health maintenance organization without a permit of the commissioner authorizing the same in effect at the time of issue, shall be void. Any share of stock issued under a permit of the commissioner shall be void unless its provisions conform to the provisions, if any, required by the permit.
History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-204; L. 1965, ch. 295, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 169, § 1; July 1.