As a business owner, you need to be well-prepared for every situation. You can’t always control what others do or say but there are ways of protecting yourself from potential problems by having knowledge accessible to you that will help guide decisions when necessary.
Here are some of the resources we, at Klein Law, believe to me of most value to you.
California
GENERAL
State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
LEGISLATURE AND LAWS
Legislative Information (Legislative Counsel): http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/
Assembly: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/
Senate: https://www.senate.ca.gov/
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Department of Business Oversight: https://dbo.ca.gov/
Secretary of State: https://www.sos.ca.gov/
Office of Administrative Law (California Code of Regulations): https://oal.ca.gov/
Franchise Tax Board: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/
Department of Insurance: http://www.insurance.ca.gov/
Attorney General: https://oag.ca.gov/home
Department of Real Estate: http://www.dre.ca.gov/
Department of Financial Institutions: https://dbo.ca.gov/division-of-financial-institutions/
Department of Consumer Affairs: https://www.dca.ca.gov
California State Bar: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/
United States
GENERAL
Securities and Exchange Commission: https://www.sec.gov/
Thomas Legislative Information (Library of Congress): https://www.congress.gov/
Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov
US Patent and Trademark Office: https://www.uspto.gov
US Copyright Office: https://www.copyright.gov/
Department of Transportation: www.transportation.gov
Federal Railroad Administration: https://www.fra.dot.gov
SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: https://www.pcaobus.org
New York Stock Exchange: www.nyse.com
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.: www.nasdaq.com
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.: https://www.nasd.com
Financial Accounting Standards Board: www.fasb.org
North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA): www.nasaa.org/
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA): www.finra.org
Delaware
Department of State: https://sos.delaware.gov/
Nevada
Secretary of State: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos
Nevada Law Library: www.leg.state.nv.us/Law1.cfm