Art. 581-14. DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION AS DEALER, AGENT, INVESTMENT ADVISER, OR INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE. A. The Commissioner may deny, revoke, or suspend a registration issued under this Act, place on probation a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative whose registration has been suspended under this Act, or reprimand a person registered under this Act if the person:
(1) has been convicted of any felony;
(2) has been convicted of any misdemeanor which directly relates to the person's securities-related duties and responsibilities;
(3) has engaged in any inequitable practice in the sale of securities or in rendering services as an investment adviser, or in any fraudulent business practice;
(4) is a dealer or investment adviser who is insolvent;
(5) meets one of the following criteria:
(a) is a dealer who is selling or has sold securities in this state through an agent other than a registered agent;
(b) is an investment adviser who is engaging or has engaged in rendering services as an investment adviser in this state through a representative who is not registered to perform services for that investment adviser as required by this Act;
(c) is an agent who is selling or has sold securities in this state for a dealer, issuer or controlling person with knowledge that such dealer, issuer or controlling person has not complied with the provisions of this Act; or
(d) is an investment adviser representative who is rendering or has rendered services as an investment adviser for an investment adviser in this state for whom the representative is not or was not registered to represent as required by this Act;
(6) has violated any of the provisions of this Act or a rule of the Board;
(7) has made any material misrepresentation to the Commissioner or Board in connection with any information deemed necessary by the Commissioner or Board to determine a dealer's or investment adviser's financial responsibility or a dealer's,agent's, investment adviser's or investment adviser representative's business repute or qualifications, or has refused to furnish any such information requested by the Commissioner or Board;
(8) became registered as a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative after August 23, 1963, and has not complied with a condition imposed by the Commissioner under Section 13-D;
(9) is the subject of any of the following orders that are currently effective and were issued within the last five years:
(a) an order by the securities agency or administrator of any state, by the financial regulatory authority of a foreign country, or by the Securities and Exchange Commission, entered after notice and opportunity for hearing, denying, suspending, or revoking the person's license as a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative or the substantial equivalent of those terms;
(b) a suspension or expulsion from membership in or association with a member of a self-regulatory organization;
(c) a United States Postal Service fraud order;
(d) an order by the securities agency or administrator of any state, the financial regulatory authority of a foreign country, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, finding, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that the person engaged in acts involving fraud, deceit, false statements or omissions, or wrongful taking of property;
(e) an order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission denying, suspending, or revoking registration under the Commodity Exchange Act;
(10) is subject to any order, judgment, or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction which permanently restrains or enjoins such person from engaging in or continuing any conduct, action, or practice in connection with any aspect of the purchase or sale of securities or the rendering of security investment advice; or
(11) has violated any provision of any order issued by the Commissioner or has violated any provision of any undertaking or agreement with the Commissioner.
B. If the Commissioner proposes to suspend or revoke a person's registration, the person is entitled to a hearing before the Commissioner or a hearings officer as now or hereafter required by law. Proceedings for the suspension or revocation of a registration are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
C. This section does not affect the confidentiality of investigative records maintained by the Commissioner or Board.
Acts 1957, 55th Leg., p. 575, ch. 269, Sec. 14. Amended by Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 473, ch. 170, Sec. 10.
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2688, ch. 465, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Subsec. A amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 578, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1985; Subsecs. A, D amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 228, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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