Source: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/agendas/agenda03/02-032.htm
Timestamp: 2014-07-23 03:56:29
Document Index: 20165250

Matched Legal Cases: ['§10703', '§10302', '§10305', '§10404', '§10502', '§10502', '§10302', '§10302', '§10502', '§10312', '§10307', '§10703', '§10502', '§10313', '§10607', '§9001', '§10502', '§10602', '§10712']

2002-3 Regulatory Agenda (Rules) - Office of Securities - State of Maine - USA
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Office of Securities 2002-2003 Regulatory Agenda AGENCY UMBRELLA UNIT NUMBER: 02-032
AGENCY NAME: Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Securities CONTACT PERSON: Christine Bruenn, Securities Administrator, 121 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0121. Tel: (207) 624-8551.
CHAPTER 505: General Definitions
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §10703
PURPOSE: Revise and update this rule to address policy, law, industry, or other changes.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Prior to 9/2003
AFFECTED PARTIES: All persons with reason to construe any of the rules issued by the Office of Securities.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not expected
CHAPTER 506: Rule Governing Broker-dealers Transacting Business on the Premises of Financial Institutions
PURPOSE: Revise and update this rule to address changes in the industry.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Broker-dealers transacting business on premises of financial institutions, financial institutions, Maine investors and financial institution customers.
CHAPTER 507: Licensing Exemption for Certain Canadian Broker-Dealers
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10302(1)(D), 10502(3), 10703
AFFECTED PARTIES: Broker-dealers who are residents of Canada.
CHAPTER 510: Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisers, and Others Using the Internet for General Dissemination of Information about Securities Products and Services
AFFECTED PARTIES: Broker-dealers, sales representatives, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives.
CHAPTER 515: Investment Adviser Licensing
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10305, 10703
PURPOSE: Comprehensive amendment of existing investment adviser rule to reflect changes in the Revised Maine Securities Act necessitated by the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, to reflect higher initial and renewal fees, to specify record keeping requirements, to specify net capital and bonding requirements, and to add the updated Series 65 and Series 66, Certified Financial Planner, and Chartered Financial Analyst exams to the examination qualification requirements.
AFFECTED PARTIES: All investment advisers and persons representing investment advisers.
CHAPTER 525: Rule Regarding Small Company Offering Registrations
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10404(5), 10405(9), 10703
AFFECTED PARTIES: Small companies that wish to offer their securities to the public.
CHAPTER 532: Securities Offerings on the Internet
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §10502(3)
AFFECTED PARTIES: Issuers who offer or sell securities in Maine via the internet.
CHAPTER 535: Rule Exempting Certain Exchange Listed Securities
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §10502(3), 10703
AFFECTED PARTIES: Issuers selling securities in Maine.
CHAPTER 536: Rule Exempting Securities of Small Maine Issuers
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §10302(2)(E), 10502(3), 10703
PURPOSE: Repeal this rule to reflect changes in the Revised Maine Securities Act.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Small Maine issuers offering securities in Maine; sales representatives acting for such issuers.
CHAPTER 537: Exemption for Offers and Sales to Accredited Investors
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10302(2)(E), 10502(3), 10703
AFFECTED PARTIES: Issuers offering securities in Maine to accredited investors; sales representatives acting for such issuers.
CHAPTER 538: Exemption for Offers and Sales to the Finance Authority of Maine
AFFECTED PARTIES: Issuers offering securities to the Finance Authority of Maine; sales representatives acting for such issuers.
CHAPTER 539: Offers and Sales of Viatical Settlement Contracts
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §10502(2)(S), 10703
AFFECTED PARTIES: Any person offering or selling viatical settlement contracts in Maine.
PURPOSE: Rules defining certain fraudulent, dishonest, and unethical practices by broker-dealers, sales representatives, and investment advisers.
AFFECTED PARTIES: All broker-dealers, sales representatives, investment advisers, and any consumers transacting business with those persons subject to the regulation.
PURPOSE: Rule adopting license application forms and specifying licensing procedures for broker-dealers and sales representatives.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Broker-dealers and sales representatives applying for licenses.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10312, 10703
PURPOSE: Rule adopting fees to be imposed by the Securities Administrator for conducting examinations of broker-dealers or investment advisers.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Broker-dealers and investment advisers.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10307, 10703
PURPOSE: Rule establishing testing requirements for sales representatives.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Sales representatives applying for a Maine license.
PURPOSE: Rule requiring the retention of offering materials by issuers selling securities in Maine.
PURPOSE: Rule providing for an exemption from securities registration for professional corporations incorporated in Maine.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Issuers and purchasers of the securities of professional corporations.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10703, 10704
PURPOSE: Rule to provide an exemption from the requirement to file a consent to service of process for Maine entities that have previously designated the Secretary of State as their agent.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Maine issuers selling securities in Maine.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10502(3), 10703
PURPOSE: Rule providing an exemption from registration for offers of a security made by an issuer for the sole purpose of soliciting an indication of interest in receiving a prospectus for the security.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Maine issuers offering securities in Maine.
PURPOSE: To define reasonable supervision as that term is used in 32 M.R.S.A. §10313(G).
AFFECTED PARTIES: Broker-dealers and investment advisers
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §§10607(3), 10703
PURPOSE: Rule to prescribe the form in which a rescission offer may be made.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Issuers and broker-dealers making rescission offers, and Maine investors who receive rescission offers.
PURPOSE: Rule to provide information to securities issuers seeking to register or qualify for an exemption in Maine outlining the requirements for securities registration or exemption filings.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Securities issuers and their legal counsel.
PURPOSE: Rule to provide procedures and requirements for hearings for proceedings brought pursuant to the Revised Maine Securities Act.
AFFECTED PARTIES: All parties who may have proceedings pursuant to the Revised Maine Securities Act.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 5 M.R.S.A. §9001(3)
PURPOSE: Rule to prescribe the procedure for submission, consideration, and disposition of requests for advisory rulings.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Anyone who may wish to request an advisory ruling from the Securities Division.
PURPOSE: Rule to define the term commercial paper as that term is used in 32 M.R.S.A. §10502 (1)(K).
AFFECTED PARTIES: Issuers and sellers of securities that may be deemed commercial paper and Maine investors being offered or sold such investments.
PURPOSE: Rule to address abandoned securities registration and exemption filings, broker-dealer, investment adviser and sales representative license filings.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Securities Issuers, Broker-dealers, Investment Advisers, and Sales Representatives who have failed to complete filings in a timely manner.
PURPOSE: To define the term "associated with" as used in 32 M.R.S.A. §10602(1)(C).
AFFECTED PARTIES: Any person who is subject to an order of the administrator barring them from association with a broker-dealer or investment adviser in this state.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A. §10712
PURPOSE: To reduce sales representative renewal fees to meet program budget.
AFFECTED PARTIES: Broker-dealers and sales representatives who pay annual license renewal fees.
CONSENSUS-BASED RULE DEVELOPMENT: Not expected © Department of the Secretary of State