15 U.S.C. § 80b–18b
Custody of client accounts
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 80b–18b, Custody of client accounts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440193
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An investment adviser registered under this subchapter shall take such steps to safeguard client assets over which such adviser has custody, including, without limitation, verification of such assets by an independent public accountant, as the Commission may, by rule, prescribe.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act