If the administrator finds that it is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors, a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter may: exempt a security, transaction or offer; exempt a class of securities, transactions or offers from any or all of the requirements of sections 16301 to 16306 and 16504; and waive, in whole or in part, any or all of the conditions for an exemption or offer under sections 16201 and 16202. In any rule or order establishing an exemption for which a filing is required, the administrator may provide for a nonrefundable filing fee not to exceed $500. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. [2005, c. 65, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]
32 M.R.S. § 16203