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...tion of said securities, or for a registration of such securities by description if, within such time, such securities become entitled to registration by description; and the entire proceeds of the sale of such securities, without deduction for commissions or other charges, shall be segregated or deposited in escrow in such manner and for such time as the division directs. No applicant which is an issuer not a resi...

...sed Code; (2) Applications for registration by description, qualification, or coordination; (3) Notice filings pursuant to section 1707.092 of the Revised Code. (B) The irrevocable written consent shall be executed and acknowledged by an individual duly authorized to give the consent and shall do all of the following: (1) Designate the secretary of state as agent for service of process or pleadings; (2...

...nt investigatory records and trial preparation records of the division of securities or any other law enforcement or administrative agency which are in the possession of the division of securities shall in no event be available to inspection by other than law enforcement agencies, state agencies, federal agencies, and other entities as set forth by rules adopted by the division. (D) All public records shall be prepa...

...ion of securities may suspend the registration by description or by qualification of any securities, or the right of any dealers or of the issuer, or of both, to buy, sell, or deal in any particular security whether it is registered, qualified, or exempt or even though transactions in it are registered or exempt, if the division finds that the issuer has violated sections 1707.01 to 1707.50, inclusive, of the Revised...

...on of securities shall refuse any registration by description, by qualification, or by coordination if the issuer is in the development stage and either has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated that its business is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, or other entities or persons. (C) The division may refuse any registration by description, by qualification...

... a commission, discount, or other remuneration is paid or given in consideration with transactions enumerated in divisions (O), (Q), (W), (X), and (Y) of section 1707.03, or in section 1707.06 of the Revised Code; (3)(a) When the person is an issuer selling securities issued by it or by its subsidiary, if such securities are specified under division (G) or (I) of section 1707.02, or under section 1707.04 of the Rev...

...e Revised Code and health insuring corporations regulated under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code; (f) Employee benefit plans with assets of not less than one million dollars; (g) Government agencies or instrumentalities, whether acting for themselves or trustees with investment control; (h) Other institutional investors as the division may designate by rule. (4) The person has no place of business in this state,...

...g, bonding, financial reporting, and operational reporting requirements contained in Section 15 of the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934," 48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. 78o, as amended, and section 17 of the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934," 48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. 78q, as amended, and the rules of the securities and exchange commission promulgated under those sections. (B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, e...

...(A) Application for a dealer's license shall be made in accordance with this section and by filing with the division of securities the information, materials, and forms specified in rules adopted by the division, along with all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) The location and addresses of the principal office and all other offices of the applicant; (3) A general desc...

...(A) Application for an investment adviser's license shall be made in accordance with this section and by filing with the division of securities the information, materials, and forms specified in rules adopted by the division. (B)(1) The division may investigate any applicant for a license and may require any additional information as it considers necessary to determine the applicant's business repute and qualificat...

...(A) Every salesperson of securities must be licensed by the division of securities and shall be employed, authorized, or appointed only by the licensed dealer specified in the salesperson's license. If the relationship between the salesperson and the dealer is severed, the salesperson's license shall be void. (B) Application for a salesperson's license shall be made in accordance with this section and by filing wit...

...(A) No person shall act as an investment adviser representative, unless one of the following applies: (1) The person is licensed as an investment adviser representative by the division of securities. (2) The person is a natural person who is licensed as an investment adviser by the division, and does not act as an investment adviser representative for another investment adviser; however, a natural person who is l...

...(A) No person shall act as a state retirement system investment officer unless the person is licensed as a state retirement system investment officer by the division of securities. (B) No state retirement system investment officer shall act as a dealer, salesperson, investment advisor, or investment advisor representative.

...(A) Application for a state retirement system investment officer's license shall be made in accordance with this section by filing with the division of securities the information, materials, and forms specified in rules adopted by the division. (B)(1) The division may investigate any applicant for a license and may require any additional information as it considers necessary to determine the applicant's business re...

...(A) No person shall act as a bureau of workers' compensation chief investment officer unless the person is licensed as a bureau of workers' compensation chief investment officer by the division of securities. (B) No bureau of workers' compensation chief investment officer shall act as a dealer, salesperson, investment advisor, or investment advisor representative.

...(A) Application for a bureau of workers' compensation chief investment officer's license shall be made in accordance with this section by filing with the division of securities the information, materials, and forms specified in rules adopted by the division. (B) The division may investigate any applicant for a license and may require any additional information as it considers necessary to determine the applicant's ...

...(A)(1) The license of every dealer in and salesperson of securities shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of each year, and may be renewed upon the filing with the division of securities of an application for renewal, and the payment of the fee prescribed in this section. The division shall give notice, without unreasonable delay, of its action on any application for renewal of a dealer's or salesperson's ...

...(A)(1) If a partnership licensed as a dealer is terminated under the laws of the state where the partnership is organized, or by death, resignation, withdrawal, or addition of a general partner, the license of the partnership shall be automatically extended for a period of thirty days after the termination. The license of the partnership and the licenses of its salespersons may be transferred to the successor p...

...cation of an investment adviser's registration under section 203 of the "Investment Advisers Act of 1940," 15 U.S.C. 80b-3, suspends the licenses of all the investment adviser's investment adviser representatives. (G) It is sufficient cause for refusal, revocation, or suspension of the license in case of a partnership, partnership association, corporation, or unincorporated association if any general partner of the...

...cluding rules and forms governing registration statements, applications, and reports, and defining any terms, whether or not used in sections 1707.01 to 1707.50 of the Revised Code, insofar as the definitions are not inconsistent with these sections. For the purpose of rules and forms, the division may classify securities, persons, and matters within its jurisdiction, and prescribe different requirements for differen...

...Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code, if the "Securities Act of 1933," the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934," the "Investment Company Act of 1940," the "Investment Advisers Act of 1940," and any amendments to any of those federal acts, if any rule, regulation, release, statement, or position promulgated or adopted under the authority of any of those federal acts, and any amendments to those federal acts,...

...e Revised Code, is contained in a registration statement filed with the securities and exchange commission of the United States and such registration statement is in effect, such required information may, with the consent of the division, be furnished by filing with the division a copy of such registration statement together with an affidavit of an interested party that it is in effect.

...s or has suspended or revoked the registration of any particular security by description or by qualification, or the right to buy, sell, or deal in any particular security whether it is registered or qualified or exempt, or whether the transactions in it are registered or exempt, the aggrieved party may appeal in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. An order sustaining the refusal of the division to gra...

...Whenever it appears to the division of securities, from its files, upon complaint, or otherwise, that any person has engaged in, is engaged in, or is about to engage in any practice declared to be illegal or prohibited by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter by the division, or defined as fraudulent in this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter by the division, or any other deceptive scheme or pract...

...In case any person fails to file any statement or report, to obey any subpoena, to give testimony, to answer questions, or to produce any books, records, or papers as required by the division of securities under sections 1707.01 to 1707.50, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the court of common pleas of any county in the state, upon application made to it by the division and upon proof made to it by the division of such...