(a)(1) The director may require by rule a licensed broker-dealer who is not registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq., to maintain minimum net capital and a prescribed ratio between net capital and aggregate indebtedness that may vary with the type or class of broker-dealer.
- (2) The director may require by rule a licensed investment adviser who is not registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80b-1 et seq., to maintain a minimum net worth subject to the limitations set forth in § 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80b-18a.
- (3) If a licensed broker-dealer or investment adviser knows, or has reasonable cause to know, that a requirement imposed on it under subsection (a) is not being met, the broker-dealer or investment adviser shall promptly notify the director of its current financial condition.
- (b) The director may require by rule the furnishing of a fidelity bond from a broker-dealer who is not registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.
(c)(1) A licensed broker-dealer or investment adviser shall file with the director the financial and other information the director determines, by rule or order, to be necessary.
- (2) A licensed broker-dealer required to file financial reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq., may satisfy periodic financial report requirements of subsection (c) by filing with the director a copy of the financial reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
- (3) A licensed investment adviser shall file with the director any financial reports, subject to the limitations of § 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80b-18a, that the director by rule or order requires.
(d)(1) A licensed broker-dealer or sales representative shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq. A licensed investment adviser subject to the limitations of § 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80b-18a, shall maintain records the director requires by rule or order.
- (2) Required records may be maintained in any form of data storage if the records are readily accessible to the director.
- (3) Required records must be preserved for any period that the director may require by rule or order, subject to the limitations of § 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78o, and § 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80b-18a, for broker-dealers and investment advisers, respectively.
- (e) If the information contained in a document filed with the director as part of the application for licensing or under this section, except information the director excludes by rule or order, is inaccurate or incomplete in a material respect, the licensed person shall promptly file correcting information, unless notification of termination has been given under § 7-11-208(e).
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 460, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 69, § 1.