§ 71-204. Repealed by Laws 2003, c. 347, § 53, eff. July 1, 2004.

NOTE:  Prior to repeal, this section was amended to read as follows:

(a)  The Administrator may issue a final order denying effectiveness to, or suspending or revoking the effectiveness of, any registration, or condition or limit registration of an applicant or registrant, or impose any sanction authorized by Section 406 of this title if the Administrator finds that the order is in the public interest and that the applicant or registrant or, in the case of a broker-dealer or investment adviser, any partner, officer, or director, any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the broker-dealer or investment adviser:

(1)  has filed an application for registration which as of its effective date, or as of any date after filing in the case of an order denying effectiveness, was incomplete in any material respect or contained any statement which was, in light of the circumstances under which it was made, false or misleading with respect to any material fact;

(2)  has willfully violated or willfully failed to comply with any provision of the Oklahoma Securities Act or a predecessor act or any rule or order under this act or a predecessor act;

(3)  has been convicted, within the past ten (10) years, of any misdemeanor involving a security or any aspect of the securities business, or any felony;

(4)  is permanently or temporarily enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice involving any aspect of the securities business;

(5)  is the subject of an order of the Administrator denying, suspending, or revoking registration as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative or is the subject of an order of the Administrator issued pursuant to Section 406 of this title;

(6)  is the subject of an order or other adjudication or determination entered within the past five (5) years by the securities administrator of any other state or by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other governmental securities agency denying, suspending or revoking registration as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or investment adviser representative or the substantial equivalent of those terms as defined in the Oklahoma Securities Act, or is the subject of an order or other adjudication or determination entered within the past five (5) years by the securities administrator of any other state or by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other governmental securities agency barring the person from association with any other broker-dealer or investment adviser, or is the subject of an order suspending or expelling the person from a national or international securities exchange or national or international securities association, or is the subject of an order or other adjudication or determination of or by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or any other self-regulatory organization, suspending, canceling, revoking, or barring the person from membership in said organization or barring the person from association with any other member of said organization, or is the subject of a United States Post Office fraud order; but:

(A)the Administrator may not institute a revocation or suspension proceeding under this subsection more than one (1) year from the date of the order relied on; and

(B)may not enter an order under this subsection on the basis of an order under another state act unless that order was based on facts which, but for the situs would currently constitute a ground for an order under this section;

(7)  is the subject of a cease and desist order entered after notice and opportunity for hearing by the Administrator, the securities agency or administrator of another state, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission;

(8)  has engaged in dishonest or unethical practices in the securities business;

(9)  is insolvent, either in the sense that liabilities exceed assets or in the sense that the person cannot meet obligations as they mature; but the Administrator may not enter an order against a broker-dealer or investment adviser under this paragraph without a finding of insolvency as to the broker-dealer or investment adviser;

(10)  is not qualified on the basis of such factors as training, experience and knowledge of the securities business, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section; or

(11)  has willfully violated any rule of a national or international securities exchange or a national or international securities association with respect to any customer or transaction in this state;

(12)  has failed to exercise reasonable supervision of its agents if a broker-dealer or a designated principal, or of its investment adviser representatives if an investment adviser to ensure compliance with the Oklahoma Securities Act;

(13)  has failed to pay the proper filing fee; but the Administrator may enter only a denial order under this paragraph, and shall vacate any such order when the deficiency has been corrected; or

(14)  refuses to allow or otherwise impedes the Administrator from conducting an examination under subsection (d) of Section 203 of this title, refuses access to any registrant’s office to conduct such examination, or refuses to provide copies of the records referred to in subsection (a) of Section 203 of this title.

(b)  The Administrator may not institute a suspension or revocation proceeding based solely on material facts actually known by the Administrator unless an investigation or proceeding is instituted within one (1) year after the Administrator actually knew the material facts.

(c)  The Administrator's determination that an applicant or registrant lacks qualification under paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of this section is limited by the following provisions:

(1)  The Administrator may not enter an order against a broker-dealer on the basis of the lack of qualification of any person other than the broker-dealer if the broker-dealer is an individual; or an agent of the broker-dealer.

(2)  The Administrator may not enter an order against an investment adviser on the basis of the lack of qualification of any person other than the investment adviser if the investment adviser is an individual or an investment adviser representative of the investment adviser.

(3)  The Administrator may not enter an order solely on the basis of lack of experience if the applicant or registrant is qualified by training or knowledge or both.

(4)  The Administrator shall consider that an agent who will work under the supervision of a registered broker-dealer need not have the same qualifications as a broker-dealer.

(5)  The Administrator shall consider that an investment adviser is not necessarily qualified solely on the basis of experience as a broker-dealer or agent.

(6)  The Administrator may by rule provide for an examination, which may be written or oral or both, to be taken by any class of or all applicants.

(d)  (1)  If the Administrator makes written findings of fact to support the conclusion that the public interest will be harmed by delay in issuing an order pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator may by order summarily postpone or suspend registration pending final determination of any proceeding under this section.

(2)  Upon the entry of the summary order, the Administrator shall promptly notify the applicant or registrant, as well as the employer or prospective employer if the applicant or registrant is an agent or investment adviser representative:

(A)that the summary order has been entered and the reasons therefor;

(B)that the person subject to the summary order, if desiring a hearing, must make written request for a hearing to the Administrator within fifteen (15) days after service of the notice is effective;

(C)that within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Administrator of a written request the matter will be set for hearing to determine whether the summary order should be modified, vacated or extended pending final determination of any proceeding under subsection (a) of this section; and

(D)that a hearing shall be commenced within fifteen (15) days of the matter being set for hearing.

(3)  The summary order shall remain in effect until the conclusion of the hearing on the summary order unless the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee extends the summary order pending a final determination of any proceeding under subsection (a) of this section.  If no hearing is requested within thirty (30) days after service of the summary order and none is ordered by the Administrator, the summary order becomes final by operation of law.  If a request for hearing on the summary order is timely made and if the hearing is not commenced by the Administrator within the time limit set forth herein, the summary order shall dissolve and a final order shall not be issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section except upon reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing.

(e)  If the Administrator finds that any registrant or applicant for registration is no longer in existence or has ceased to do business as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or investment adviser representative, or is subject to an adjudication of mental incompetence or to the control of a committee, conservator, or guardian, or cannot be located after reasonable search, the Administrator may by order cancel the registration or application.

(f)  Withdrawal from registration as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser or investment adviser representative becomes effective sixty (60) days after receipt of an application to withdraw or within such shorter period of time as the Administrator may determine, unless a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending when the application is filed or a proceeding to revoke or suspend or to impose conditions upon the withdrawal is instituted within sixty (60) days after the application is filed.  If a proceeding is pending or instituted, withdrawal becomes effective at such time and upon such conditions as the Administrator by order determines.  If no proceeding is pending or instituted and withdrawal automatically becomes effective, the Administrator may nevertheless institute a proceeding under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section within one (1) year after withdrawal became effective and enter an order as of the last date on which registration was effective.

(g)  Except as provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this section or unless the right to notice and hearing is waived by the person against whom the final order is to be issued, no order may be issued under this section without notice and opportunity for hearing as required by the Administrative Procedures Act.  If the person to whom such notice is addressed does not request a hearing within fifteen (15) days after the service of said notice is effective, a final order as provided in subsection (a) of this section may be issued.

Added by Laws 1959, p. 332, § 204, eff. July 1, 1959.  Amended by Laws 1963, c. 280, § 1, emerg. eff. June 18, 1963; Laws 1985, c. 287, § 3, emerg. eff. July 23, 1985; Laws 1988, c. 108, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 71, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 241, § 10, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 196, § 7, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 279, § 7, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 152, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 109, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 493, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.