N.M. Admin. Code § 12.11.13.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 12.11.13.8 - UNIFORM LIMITED OFFERING EXEMPTION

By authority delegated to the director in Section 58-13C-203, any offer or sale of securities is exempt from the registration provisions of the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act if such securities are offered or sold in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, Regulation D. Rules 230.501 to 230.503, 230.505, 230.507 and 230.508 and the conditions and limitations set forth in this section.

A. No commission, fee or other remuneration shall be paid or given, directly or indirectly, to any person for soliciting any prospective purchaser in this state unless such person is appropriately registered in this state.

B. No exemption under this rule shall be available for the securities of any issuer if any of the parties described in the Securities Act of 1933, Regulation A, Rule 230.262, sections (a), (b), or (c):

(1) has filed a registration statement which is the subject of a currently effective registration stop order entered pursuant to any state's securities law within five years prior to the filing of the notice required under this exemption;

(2) has been convicted within five years prior to the filing of the notice required under this exemption of any felony or misdemeanor in connection with the offer, purchase or sale of any security or any felony involving fraud or deceit, including but not limited to, forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny or conspiracy to defraud;

(3) is currently subject to any administrative enforcement order or judgment entered by that state's securities administrator within five years prior to the filing of the notice required under this exemption or is subject to any state's administrative enforcement order or judgment in which fraud or deceit including, but not limited to, making untrue statements of material facts and omitting to state material facts was found and the order or judgment was entered within five years prior to the filing of the notice required under this exemption;

(4) is subject to any state's administrative enforcement order or judgment which prohibits, denies or revokes the use of any exemption from registration in connection with the offer, purchase or sale of securities; or

(5) is currently subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction temporarily, preliminarily or permanently restraining or enjoining such party from engaging in or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice involving fraud or deceit in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or involving the making of any false filing with any state entered within five years prior to the filing of the notice required under this exemption.

C. The prohibitions of Paragraphs (1) to (3) and (5) of Subsection B of this section shall not apply if the person subject to the disqualification is duly licensed or registered to conduct securities related business in the state in which the administrative order or judgment was entered against such person or if such person is registered in this state and the form BD or form U-4 filed with this state discloses the order, conviction, judgment or decree relating to such person. No person disqualified under this subsection may act in a capacity other than that for which the person is licensed or registered.

D. Any disqualification caused by Subsection B of this section is automatically waived if the state securities administrator or agency of the state which created the basis for disqualification determines upon a showing of good cause that it is not necessary under the circumstances that the exemption be denied.

N.M. Admin. Code § 12.11.13.8

12.11.13.8 NMAC - Rp, 12 NMAC 11.4.7.2.11.1, 1-1-2010