# 17 CFR § 230.120: Inspection of registration statements

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-230.120

## Section

- **Citation:** 17 CFR § 230.120
- **Heading:** Inspection of registration statements
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION > PART 230—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

## Text

Except for material contracts or portions thereof accorded confidential treatment pursuant to § 230.406, all registration statements are available for public inspection, during business hours, at the principal office of the Commission in Washington, D.C. Electronic registration statements made through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system are publicly available through the Commission's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
[61 FR 24654, May 15, 1996]

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