Section 23-19-2-1 - Exempt securitiesThe following securities are exempt from the requirements of IC 23-19-3-1 through IC 23-19-3-6 and IC 23-19-5-4:
(1) A security, including a revenue obligation or a separate security as defined in Rule 131 (17 CFR 230.131) adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, issued, insured, or guaranteed by the United States; by a state; by a political subdivision of a state; by a public authority, agency, or instrumentality of one (1) or more states; by a political subdivision of one (1) or more states; or by a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the United States under authority granted by Congress; or a certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing.(2) A security issued, insured, or guaranteed by a foreign government with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations, or any of its political subdivisions, if the security is recognized as a valid obligation by the issuer, insurer, or guarantor.(3) A security issued by and representing or that will represent an interest in or a direct obligation of, or be guaranteed by:(A) an international banking institution;(B) a banking institution organized under the laws of the United States; a member bank of the Federal Reserve System; or a depository institution a substantial part of the business of which consists or will consist of receiving deposits or share accounts that are insured to the maximum amount authorized by statute by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, or a successor authorized by federal law or exercising fiduciary powers that are similar to those permitted for national banks under the authority of the Comptroller of Currency under Section 1 of Public Law 87-722(12 U.S.C. 92a); or(C) any other depository institution, unless by rule or order the commissioner proceeds under section 4 of this chapter.(4) A security issued by and representing an interest in or a debt of, or insured or guaranteed by, an insurance company authorized to do business in Indiana.(5) A security issued or guaranteed by a railroad, other common carrier, public utility, or public utility holding company that is:(A) regulated in respect to its rates and charges by the United States or a state;(B) regulated in respect to the issuance or guarantee of the security by the United States, a state, Canada, or a Canadian province or territory; or(C) a public utility holding company registered under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or a subsidiary of such a registered holding company within the meaning of that act.(6) A federal covered security specified in Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) or by rule adopted under that provision or a security listed or approved for listing on another securities market specified by rule under this article; a put or a call option contract; a warrant; a subscription right on or with respect to such securities; an option or similar derivative security on a security or an index of securities or foreign currencies issued by a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and listed or designated for trading on a national securities exchange, a facility of a national securities exchange, or a facility of a national securities association registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or an offer or sale, of the underlying security in connection with the offer, sale, or exercise of an option or other security that was exempt when the option or other security was written or issued; or an option or a derivative security designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 9(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78i(b)).(7) A member's or owner's interest in, or a retention certificate or like security given in lieu of a cash patronage dividend issued by, a cooperative organized and operated as a nonprofit membership cooperative under the cooperative laws of a state, but not a member's or owner's interest, retention certificate, or like security sold to persons other than bona fide members of the cooperative.(8) An equipment trust certificate with respect to equipment leased or conditionally sold to a person, if any security issued by the person would be exempt under this section or would be a federal covered security under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)).(9) A security issued by a nonprofit corporation as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is designated by the governor as the secondary market for guaranteed student loans under IC 20-12-21.2.As added by P.L. 27-2007, SEC.23.