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§ 1-605. Rules, forms, orders, interpretative opinions, and hearings

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 71. SecuritiesEffective: November 1, 2022

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 71. Securities (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act of 2004 (Refs & Annos)
Article 6. Administration and Judicial Review
Effective: November 1, 2022
71 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-605
§ 1-605. Rules, forms, orders, interpretative opinions, and hearings
Currentness
A. The Administrator may:
1. Issue forms and orders and, after notice and comment, may adopt and amend rules necessary or appropriate to carry out this act1 and may repeal rules, including rules and forms governing registration statements, applications, notice filings, reports, and other records;
2. By rule, define terms, whether used in this act, but those definitions may not be inconsistent with this act; and
3. By rule, classify securities, persons, and transactions and adopt different requirements for different classes.
B. Under this act, a rule or form may not be adopted or amended, or an order issued or amended, unless the Administrator finds that the rule, form, order, or amendment is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors and is consistent with the purposes intended by this act. In adopting, amending, and repealing rules and forms, Section 1-608 of this title applies in order to achieve uniformity among the states and coordination with federal laws in the form and content of registration statements, applications, reports, and other records, including the adoption of uniform rules, forms, and procedures.
C. Subject to Section 15(i) of the Securities Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. Section 78o(i)) and Section 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80b-18a), the Administrator may require that a financial statement filed under this act be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and comply with other requirements specified by rule adopted or order issued under this act. A rule adopted or order issued under this act may establish:
1. Subject to Section 15(i) of the Securities Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. Section 78o(i)) and Section 222 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80b-18a), the form and content of financial statements required under this act;
2. Whether unconsolidated financial statements must be filed; and
3. Whether required financial statements must be audited by an independent certified public accountant.
D. The Administrator may provide interpretative opinions or issue determinations that the Administrator will not institute a proceeding or an action under this act against a specified person for engaging in a specified act, practice, or course of business if the determination is consistent with this act. The charge for interpretative opinions or determinations that the Administrator will not institute an action or a proceeding under this act shall be specified in Section 1-612 of this title.
E. A penalty under this act may not be imposed for, and liability does not arise from, conduct that is engaged in or omitted in good faith believing it conforms to a rule, form, or order of the Administrator under this act.
F. A hearing in an administrative proceeding under this act shall be conducted in public.

Credits

Laws 2003, c. 347, § 43, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2022, c. 77, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
<The Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act of 2004, incorporated in this title as §§ 1-101 to 1-701, was enacted by Laws 2003, c. 347, effective July 1, 2004. See transitional provisions in § 1-701 of this title.>
<The Oklahoma Securities Act, consisting of §§ 1 et seq., 201 et seq., 301 et seq., 401 et seq., and 501; and §§ 701 to 703, of Title 71, was repealed by Laws 2003, c. 347, § 53, effective July 1, 2004.>
<For disposition of the subject matter of the repealed sections to the Oklahoma Securities Act of 2004, see the Disposition Table, post.>

Footnotes

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Title 71, § 1-101 et seq.
71 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-605, OK ST T. 71 § 1-605
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 125 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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