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10 CCR § 2831.1. Separate Record for Each Beneficiary or Transaction.

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Edition
2026-09-23 official publisher snapshot
Effective
1998-01-29
Last updated
2026-09-26
Jurisdiction
California

§ 2831.1

Separate Record for Each Beneficiary or Transaction.

(a) A broker shall keep a separate record for each beneficiary or transaction, accounting for all funds which have been deposited to the broker's trust bank account and interest, if any, earned on the funds on deposit. This record shall include information sufficient to identify the transaction and the parties to the transaction. Each record shall set forth in chronological sequence the following information in columnar form:

(1) Date of deposit.

(2) Amount of deposit.

(3) Date of each related disbursement.

(4) Check number of each related disbursement.

(5) Amount of each related disbursement.

(6) If applicable, dates and amounts of interest earned and credited to the account.

(7) Balance after posting transactions on any date.

(b) Maintenance of trust ledgers of separate beneficiaries or transactions, or similar records, or automated data processing systems, including computer systems and electronic storage and manipulation of information and documents, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles will constitute compliance with subdivision (a), provided that such ledgers, records, or systems contain the elements required by subdivision (a) and that such elements are maintained in a format that will readily enable tracing and reconciliation in accordance with Section 2831.2.

Official source: § 2831.1. Separate Record for Each Beneficiary or Transaction..

Source snapshot retrieved: 2026-09-23T16:59:14.451348+00:00.

  1. Amendment of subsection (b) and Note filed 12-30-97; operative 1-29-98 (Register 98, No. 1).

Version dates (indexing metadata): Effective 1998-01-29.

Date derivation (indexing metadata): This is the current publisher text. The filing history states: "7. Amendment of subsection (b) and Note filed 12-30-97; operative 1-29-98 (Register 98, No. 1)." The indexing start is therefore 1998-01-29. No earlier version is represented.

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