(a) Each person registered as a securities dealer shall report
to the Securities Commissioner within 30 days after its entry against the
registered person or an agent thereof, the matters described in this subsection.
Likewise, each person registered as an agent of a securities dealer shall
report to the Commissioner within 30 days after its occurrence or entry against
the agent the matters described in this subsection. The following matters
must be reported:
(1) any administrative order issued by state or federal authorities,
which order:
(A) is based upon a finding that such person has engaged in
fraudulent conduct; or
(B) was entered after notice and opportunity for a hearing,
denying, suspending, or revoking the person's registration as a dealer, agent,
investment adviser, or investment adviser representative, or the substantial
equivalent of those terms;
(2) any felony criminal action or conviction;
(3) any misdemeanor action or conviction based on fraud, deceit,
or wrongful taking of property;
(4) any order, judgment, or decree entered by any court of
competent jurisdiction which temporarily or permanently restrains or enjoins
such person from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection
with the purchase or sale of any security or involving any false filing with
any state; or which restrains or enjoins such person from activities subject
to federal or state statutes designed to protect consumers against unlawful
or deceptive practices involving insurance, commodities or commodity futures,
real estate, franchises, business opportunities, consumer goods, or other
goods and services;
(5) any expulsion, bar, suspension, censure, fine, or penalty
imposed by a self-regulatory organization;
(6) any change in any other information previously disclosed
to the Securities Commissioner on any application form or filing; and
(7) the filing of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy petition.
(b) Upon request by the Securities Commissioner, a securities
dealer or agent is required to furnish to the Commissioner copies of the order,
conviction, or decrees, or other documents which evidence events disclosable
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) For purposes of this section, a securities "dealer" shall
include any partners, directors, executive officers, or beneficial owners
of 10% or more of any class of the equity securities of a registered dealer
(beneficial ownership meaning the power to vote or direct the vote of and/or
the power to dispose or direct the disposition of such securities).
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