§ 5-423. Securities

   Bonds are securities:

   (1) that may be deposited with and received by a unit of the State or a political subdivision of the State for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the State is authorized by law; and

   (2) in which any of the following persons or entities may legally and properly invest money, including capital that the person or entity owns or controls:

      (i) an officer or a unit of the State or a political subdivision of the State;

      (ii) a bank, a trust company, a savings and loan association, an investment company, or any other person conducting a banking business;

      (iii) an insurance company, an insurance association, or any other person conducting an insurance business;

      (iv) a personal representative, a guardian, a trustee, or any other fiduciary; and

      (v) any other person.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 23A, § 74; 2013, ch. 119, § 2.