17:17B-3.Ā  Unlawful sales of equity securities;Ā  defense
It shall be unlawful for any such beneficial owner, director or officer, directly or indirectly, to sell any equity security of such company if the person selling the security or his principal (i) does not own the security sold, or (ii) if owning the security, does not deliver it against such sale within 20 days thereafter, or does not within 5 days after such sale deposit itĀ  in the mails or other usual channels of transportation:Ā  but no person shall beĀ  deemed to have violated this section if he proves that notwithstanding theĀ  exercise of good faith he was unable to make such delivery or deposit withinĀ  such time, or that to do so would cause undue inconvenience or expense.

L.1965, c. 57, s. 3.