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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 21. Securities and Retail Franchising |
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Agency 5. State Corporation Commission, Division of Securities and Retail Franchising |
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Chapter 20. Broker-Dealers, Broker-Dealer Agents and Agents of the Issuer |
Section 160. Application for registration as an agent of the issuer
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Part III
Agents of the IssuerA. Application for registration as an agent of the issuer shall be filed on and in compliance with all requirements and forms prescribed by the commission.
B. An application shall be deemed incomplete for registration as an agent of the issuer unless the following executed forms, fee and information are submitted:
1. Form U4.
2. The statutory fee in the amount of $30. The check must be made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.
3. Evidence in the form of a FINRA exam report of passing within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the application: (i) the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination, Series 63; (ii) the Uniform Combined State Law Examination, Series 66; or (iii) a similar examination in general use by securities administrators which, after reasonable notice and subject to review by the commission, the Director of the Division of Securities and Retail Franchising designates.
4. Any individual who meets the qualifications set forth in subdivision B 3 of this section and has been registered in any state jurisdiction requiring registration within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of an application shall not be required to comply with the examination requirement set forth in subdivision B 3 of this section, except that the Director of Securities and Retail Franchising may require additional examinations for any individual found to have violated any federal or state securities laws.
5. Any other information the commission may require.
C. The commission shall either grant or deny each application for registration within 30 days after it is filed. However, if additional time is needed to obtain or verify information regarding the application, the commission may extend such period as much as 90 days by giving written notice to the applicant. No more than three such extensions may be made by the commission on any one application. An extension of the initial 30-day period, not to exceed 90 days, shall be granted upon written request of the applicant.
Historical Notes
Derived from Rule 215, Case No. SEC810005, eff. July 1, 1981; amended by Case No. SEC840009, eff. July 2, 1984; Case No. SEC890040, eff. July 1, 1989; Case No. SEC900034, eff. July 1, 1990; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 25, eff. September 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1999; Volume 25, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 2009; Volume 26, Issue 06, eff. November 15, 2009; Volume 29, Issue 20, eff. June 3, 2013.