{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-80b-18b","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 80b–18b","heading":"Custody of client accounts","body":"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.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 2D—INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND ADVISERS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"b1843414f47f42b57bab368a674a999b96ee3637337cfcf4c9a1630d1842ed6a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-80b-18a","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-80b-18c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}