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§ 240.21F-17 — f-17 Staff Communications With Individuals Reporting Possible Securities Law Violations

17 C.F.R. § 240.21F-17

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(a) No person may take any action to impede an individual from communicating directly with the Commission staff about a possible securities law violation, including enforcing, or threatening to enforce, a confidentiality agreement (other than agreements dealing with information covered by § 240.21F-4(b)(4)(i) and § 240.21F-4(b)(4)(ii) of this chapter related to the legal representation of a client) with respect to such communications.

(b) If you are a director, officer, member, agent, or employee of an entity that has counsel, and you have initiated communication with the Commission relating to a possible securities law violation, the staff is authorized to communicate directly with you regarding the possible securities law violation without seeking the consent of the entity's counsel.

17 C.F.R. § 240.21F-16 17 C.F.R. § 240.21F-18

Authorizing Statute

Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce
7 U.S.C. § 2
Records and reports
15 U.S.C. § 78q
Registration of securities
15 U.S.C. § 77f
Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers
15 U.S.C. § 78o
Foreign securities exchanges
15 U.S.C. § 78dd
Information required in registration statement
15 U.S.C. § 77g
General provisions of a liquidation proceeding
15 U.S.C. § 78fff
Necessity for regulation
15 U.S.C. § 78b
Proxies
15 U.S.C. § 78n
Classes of securities under this subchapter
15 U.S.C. § 77c
Registration requirements for securities
15 U.S.C. § 78l
Executive compensation and corporate governance
12 U.S.C. § 5221
Findings and purposes
12 U.S.C. § 5461
Definitions; promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation
15 U.S.C. § 77b
Creation; membership; compensation and expenses
12 U.S.C. § 241
Short title
15 U.S.C. § 78a
Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers
15 U.S.C. § 78k
Manipulative and deceptive devices
15 U.S.C. § 78j
Operations of designated financial market utilities
12 U.S.C. § 5465
Definitions and application
15 U.S.C. § 78c
National securities exchanges
15 U.S.C. § 78f
Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports
15 U.S.C. § 78w
Comprehensive energy plan
15 U.S.C. § 781
Transaction fees
15 U.S.C. § 78ee
Failure of corporate officers to certify financial reports
18 U.S.C. § 1350