Corporations Code § 25151
CHAPTER 5. Authority of the Commissioner
(a) Upon the filing of a written request for the consent to transfer securities referred to in Section 25133, accompanied by such information and documents as the commissioner may by rule require, the commissioner shall issue such consent if the commissioner finds that the transfer requested will be fair, just, and equitable to the proposed transferees, and otherwise the commissioner shall deny such consent.
(b) The issuance of the commissioner’s consent pursuant to this section shall not be a qualification of the transaction pursuant to, nor an exemption from the qualification requirements of, Section 25110, 25120, or 25130.