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§16406.__Licensing of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers
and

 
investment adviser representatives

 
1.__Application for initial license.__A person becomes
licensed as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or
investment adviser representative by filing an application and a
consent to service of process complying with section 16611 and
paying the fee specified in section 16410 and any fees charged by
the designee of the administrator for processing the filing. The
application must contain:

 
A.__The information or record required for the filing of a
uniform application; and

 
B.__Upon request by the administrator, any other financial
or other information or record that the administrator
determines is appropriate.

 
2.__Amendment.__If the information or record contained in an
application filed under subsection 1 is or becomes inaccurate or
incomplete in a material respect, the licensee shall promptly
file a correcting amendment.

 
3.__Effectiveness of licensing.__If an order is not in effect
and a proceeding is not pending under section 16412,__a license
becomes effective no later than noon on the 45th day after a
completed application is filed, provided that all examination and
training requirements imposed under section 16412, subsection 5
have been satisfied and provided that the license has not been
denied.__The administrator may authorize an earlier effective
date of licensing.

 
4.__License renewal.__A license is effective until midnight on
December 31st of the year for which the application for licensing
is filed. Unless an order is in effect under section 16412, a
license may be automatically renewed each year by filing such
records as are required by the administrator, by paying the fee
specified in section 16410 and by paying costs charged by the
designee of the administrator for processing the filings.

 
5.__Additional conditions or waivers.__A rule adopted or order
issued under this chapter may impose other conditions on
licensing or may waive, in whole or in part, specific
requirements in connection with licensing as are in the public
interest and for the protection of investors.__Rules adopted
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined
in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.


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