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securities association operating under the securities
laws of a foreign jurisdiction;

 
L.__Is the subject of a cease and desist order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission or issued under the
securities, commodities, investment, franchise, banking,
finance or insurance laws of a state;

 
M.__Has engaged in unlawful, dishonest or unethical
practices in the securities, commodities, investment,
franchise, banking, finance or insurance business within the
previous 10 years; or

 
N.__Is not qualified on the basis of factors such as
training, experience and knowledge of the securities
business; except that, in the case of an application by an
agent for a broker-dealer that is a member of a self-
regulatory organization or by an individual for licensing as
an investment adviser representative, a denial order may not
be based on this paragraph if the individual has
successfully completed all examinations required by
subsection 5. The administrator may require an applicant for
licensing under section 16402 or 16404 who has not been
registered or licensed in a state within the 2 years
preceding the filing of an application in this State to
successfully complete an examination.

 
5.__Examinations.__A rule adopted or order issued under this
chapter may require that training or an examination, including an
examination developed or approved by an organization of
securities regulators, be successfully completed by a class of
individuals or all individuals. An order issued under this
chapter may waive, in whole or in part, training or an
examination as to an individual or training or an examination as
to a class of individuals if the administrator determines that
the training or examination is not necessary or appropriate in
the public interest and for the protection of investors.

 
6.__Summary process.__Notwithstanding Title 5, sections 10003
and 10004, if the public interest or the protection of investors
so requires, the administrator may suspend or deny an application
summarily; restrict, condition, limit or suspend a license; or
censure, bar or impose a civil penalty on a licensee before final
determination of an administrative proceeding. Upon the issuance
of an order, the administrator shall promptly notify each person
subject to the order that the order has been issued, the reasons
for the action and that within 15 days after the receipt of a
request in a record from the person the matter will be scheduled
for a hearing. If a hearing is not requested and none is ordered
by the administrator within 30 days after the


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