(a) Initial notice: A person subject to subsection (a) of Corporations Code Section 25230.1 shall file an initial notice consisting of Form ADV (Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (17 CFR 279.1) in accordance with the instructions in Form ADV within thirty (30) days of conducting business in the state. The notice shall be deemed filed when the fee required by Section 25608.1(d) and Form ADV are filed with and accepted by IARD on behalf of this state.

(b) Portions of Form ADV not yet accepted by IARD: If an investment adviser agrees to provide, within five (5) days of a request, Part 2 of Form ADV to the Commissioner, an investment adviser is not required to file Part 2 of Form ADV with the Commissioner until IARD provides for the filing of Part 2 of Form ADV.

(c) Annual renewal: The notice expires December 31st unless renewed. The annual renewal shall be filed with IARD in accordance with its procedures. The renewal of the notice filing shall be deemed filed when the fee required by Section 25608.1(d) is filed with and accepted by IARD on behalf of the state.

(d) Amendments to Form ADV: Any changes to the information contained in Form ADV shall be filed with IARD in accordance with the instructions in Form ADV.

(e) Investment Adviser Representatives: Each investment adviser representative, as defined in Section 25009.5(b) of the Code, with a place of business in the state shall be reported in the manner prescribed in Section 260.236.1(b) of these rules.

(f) Switching to state registration: Upon the filing of Form ADV-W (Notice of Withdrawal from Registration as an Investment Adviser withdrawing registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, an investment adviser may not conduct business in this state as an investment adviser until the investment adviser has secured a certificate from the Commissioner or unless the investment adviser is otherwise exempt. An investment adviser may file an application for an investment adviser certificate in accordance with the instructions in Section 260.231 prior to the date the investment adviser's registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission is subject to termination.