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§16305.__Securities registration filings

 
1.__Who may file.__A registration statement may be filed by
the issuer, a person on whose behalf the offering is to be made
or a broker-dealer registered under this chapter.

 
2.__Filing fee.__A person filing a registration statement
shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of $1,000 for each type or
class of security offered, except that for a registration
statement filed under section 16304 for an offering for which the
total amount raised in state and out of state does not exceed
$1,000,000 the nonrefundable filing fee is $300 for each type or
class of security offered.

 
3.__Status of offering.__A registration statement filed under
section 16303 or 16304 must specify:

 
A.__The amount of securities to be offered in this State;

 
B.__The states in which a registration statement or similar
record in connection with the offering has been or is to be
filed;

 
C.__Any adverse order, judgment or decree issued in
connection with the offering by a state securities
regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission or a
court; and

 
D.__The states in which a registration statement was filed
and withdrawn.

 
4.__Incorporation by reference.__A record filed under this
chapter or the predecessor act within 5 years preceding the
filing of a registration statement may be incorporated by
reference in the registration statement to the extent that the
record is currently accurate.

 
5.__Nonissuer distribution.__In the case of a nonissuer
distribution, information or a record may not be required under
subsection 9 or section 16304 unless it is known to the person
filing the registration statement or to the person on whose
behalf the distribution is to be made or unless it can be
furnished by those persons without unreasonable effort or
expense.

 
6.__Escrow and impoundment.__A rule adopted or order issued
under this chapter may require as a condition of registration
that a security issued within the previous 5 years or to be
issued to a promoter for a consideration substantially less than
the public offering price or to a person for a consideration


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