Rule 590-4-5-.15 - Cross Border Transaction(1) A broker-dealer that is registered in Canada or other foreign jurisdiction and that does not have a place of business in Georgia may effect transactions in securities with, or for, or attempt to, effect the purchase or sale of any securities by: (a) An individual from Canada or other foreign jurisdiction who is temporarily present in Georgia and who maintains his/her domicile in Canada or other foreign jurisdiction and with whom the qualifying broker-dealer had a bona fide customer relationship before the individual entered the United States;(b) An individual from Canada or other foreign jurisdiction who is present in Georgia and whose transactions are in a self-directed tax advantaged retirement plan of which the individual is the holder or contributor in that foreign jurisdiction; or(c) An individual who is present in Georgia, with whom the broker-dealer customer relationship arose while the individual was temporarily or permanently resident in Canada or the other foreign jurisdiction.(2) An agent who represents a qualifying broker-dealer that is exempt under this Subsection to effect transactions in securities or attempt to effect the purchase or sale of securities in Georgia, and who is properly registered with the broker-dealer pursuant to the laws of the broker-dealer's home jurisdiction, shall be exempt in the identical manner as the qualifying broker-dealer described in Subsection (1) of this Rule.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 590-4-5-.15
O.C.G.A. Secs. 10-5-30, 10-5-70, 10-5-74.
Original Rule entitled "Cross Border Transactions" adopted. F. Nov. 18, 2011; eff. Dec. 8, 2011.