The entire text of the SEC's rules and regulations is available through the U.S. Government Printing Office or from several private publishers of legal information. In addition, numerous books on this subject have been published, and some are available at public libraries. As of this writing, the following volumes of Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations (the SEC's rules and regulations) were available from the Government Printing Office:  

• Vol. II - Parts 200 to 239. SEC Organization; Conduct and Ethics; Information and Requests; Rules of Practice; Regulation S-X and Securities Act of 1933.  
• Vol III - Parts 240 to End. Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Public Utility Holding Company, Trust Indenture, Investment Company, Investment Advisers, and Securities Investor Protection Corporation Acts.  

For additional information about how to obtain official publications of Commission rules and regulations, contact: 

Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington DC 20402-9325  

For copies of SEC forms and recent SEC releases: 

Publications Section
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0019
Telephone: (202)942-4046  

Other useful addresses, telephone numbers, web sites and e-mail: 

SEC's World Wide Web site: http://www.sec.gov  

SEC Office of Small Business
SEC Small Business Ombudsman
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0304
Telephone: (202) 551-3460 

E-mail addresses:
smallbusiness@sec.gov
help@sec.gov 

North American Securities Administrators Association
10 "G" Street, N.E., Suite 710
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 737-0900 

NASAA's World Wide Web site: http://www.nasaa.org