21 Va. Admin. Code § 5-20-150

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024

Section 21VAC5-20-150 - Examination/qualification

A. An individual applying for registration as a broker-dealer agent shall be required to show evidence of passing within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the application:

(i) the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination, Series 63;

(ii) the Uniform Combined State Law Examination, Series 66; or

(iii) a similar examination in general use by securities administrators which, after reasonable notice and subject to review by the commission, the Director of the Division of Securities and Retail Franchising designates.

B. Any individual who meets the qualifications set forth in subsection A of this section and is registered in any state jurisdiction requiring registration within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of an application shall not be required to comply with the examination requirement set forth in subsection A of this section, except that the commission may require additional examinations for any individual found to have violated any federal or state securities laws.

C. Any registered agent or agent in the process of applying for registration renewal shall further demonstrate his business knowledge by complying with the applicable continuing education requirements set forth in any of the following:

1. Rule 1250 of the FINRA By Laws, as such provisions existed on October 17, 2011;

2. Rule 345 A of the NYSE Rules, as such provisions existed on July 1, 1995;

3. Rule G-3(h) of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, as such provisions existed on July 1, 1995;

4. Rule 341 A of the NYSE Market Rules, as such provisions existed on May 14, 2012;

5. Rule 9.3A of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, Inc., as such provisions existed on July 1, 1995; or

6. Article VI, Rule 11 of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., as such provisions existed on July 1, 1995.

21 Va. Admin. Code § 5-20-150

Derived from Rule 214, Case No. SEC810005, eff. July 1, 1981; amended by Case No. SEC820019, eff. August 15, 1982; Case No. SEC890040, eff. July 1, 1989; Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. July 1, 1995; Volume 13, Issue 25, eff. September 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 1999; Volume 25, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 2009; Volume 29, Issue 20, eff. June 3, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§§ 12.1-13 and 13.1-523 of the Code of Virginia.