§485A-304 - Securities registration filings.

[§485A-304] Securities registration
filings. (a) A registration statement may be filed by the issuer, a
person on whose behalf the offering is to be made, or a broker-dealer
registered under this chapter.

(b) A person filing a registration statement shall
pay a filing fee of one-tenth of one per cent of the aggregate offering price
of the securities to be offered in the State with a minimum fee of $250 and a
maximum fee of $2,500.

(1) The amount of securities to be offered in this
State;

(2) The states in which a registration statement or
similar record in connection with the offering has been or is to be filed; and

(3) Any adverse order, judgment, or decree issued in
connection with the offering by a state securities regulator, the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or any court.

(d) A record filed under this chapter or the
predecessor act within five years preceding the filing of a registration
statement may be incorporated by reference in the registration statement to the
extent that the record is currently accurate.

(e) In the case of a nonissuer distribution,
information or a record may not be required under subsection (i) or section
485A-303, unless it is known to the person filing the registration statement or
to the person on whose behalf the distribution is to be made or unless it can
be furnished by those persons without unreasonable effort or expense.

(f) A rule adopted or order issued under this
chapter may require as a condition of registration that a security issued
within the previous five years or to be issued to a promoter for a
consideration substantially less than the public offering price or to a person
for a consideration other than cash be deposited in escrow; and that the
proceeds from the sale of the registered security in this State be impounded
until the issuer receives a specified amount from the sale of the security
either in this State or elsewhere. The conditions of any escrow or impoundment
required under this subsection may be established by rule adopted or order
issued under this chapter, but the commissioner may not reject a depository
institution solely because of its location in another state.

(g) A rule adopted or order issued under this
chapter may require as a condition of registration that a security registered
under this chapter be sold only on a specified form of subscription or sale
contract and that a signed or conformed copy of each contract be filed under
this chapter or preserved for a period specified by the rule or order, which
may not be longer than five years.

(h) Except while a stop order is in effect
under section 485A-305, a registration statement is effective for one year
after its effective date, or for any longer period designated in an order under
this chapter during which the security is being offered or distributed in a
nonexempted transaction by or for the account of the issuer or other person on
whose behalf the offering is being made or by an underwriter or broker-dealer
that is still offering part of an unsold allotment or subscription taken as a
participant in the distribution. For the purposes of a nonissuer transaction,
all outstanding securities of the same class identified in the registration
statement as a security registered under this chapter are considered to be
registered while the registration statement is effective. If any securities of
the same class are outstanding, a registration statement may not be withdrawn
until one year after its effective date. A registration statement may be
withdrawn only with the approval of the commissioner.

(i) While a registration statement is
effective, a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter may require the
person that filed the registration statement to file reports, not more often
than quarterly, to keep the information or other record in the registration
statement reasonably current and to disclose the progress of the offering.

(j) A registration statement shall be amended
after its effective date if there are material changes in information or
documents in the registration statement, or if there is an increase in the
aggregate amount of securities offered or sold in this State. The
posteffective amendment becomes effective when the commissioner provides
written notice that the amendment has been accepted. If a posteffective
amendment is made to increase the number of securities specified to be offered
or sold, the person filing the amendment shall pay a registration fee based
upon the increase in such price calculated in accordance with the rate and fee
specified in subsection (b). If a posteffective amendment for registration of
additional securities and payment of additional fees is not filed in a timely
manner, there shall be no penalty assessed if the amendment is filed and the
additional registration fee is paid within one year after the date the
additional securities are sold in this State. [L 2006, c 229, pt of §1]