7 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.9 - Post-Registration Reporting Requirements

(a) Each person registered as a securities dealer shall report to the Securities Commissioner within 30 days after its occurrence orentry 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 action or conviction of a misdemeanor offense that directly relates to the person's duties and responsibilities as a dealer or agent, including any criminal violation listed in § 115.6(c) of this chapter (relating to Registration of Persons with Criminal Backgrounds);

(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, including change of legal status; 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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7 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.9

The provisions of this §115.9 adopted to be effective August 12, 2001, 26 TexReg 5794; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 10, March 7, 2025, TexReg 1804, eff. 3/13/2025