Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R164 - Securities
Rule R164-4 - Licensing Requirements
Section R164-4-7 - Broker-dealers, Investment Advisers and Other Securities Personnel Using the Internet for General Dissemination of Information on Products and Services
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 164-4-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(A) Authority and purpose
(1) The Division enacts this rule
under authority granted by Sections
61-1-13
and
61-1-24.
(2) This rule clarifies when broker-dealers,
investment advisers, broker-dealer agents and investment adviser
representatives are transacting business in this state for purposes of Section
61-1-4
by distributing information on available products and services through Internet
Communications available to persons in this state.
(B) Definitions
(1) "Division" means the Division of
Securities, Utah Department of Commerce.
(2) "Internet" means the global information
system comprised of independent computer networks which are interconnected and
share information without the use of a central processing center by use of the
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, to include
without limitation, the World Wide Web, proprietary or "common carrier"
electronic delivery systems, or similar medium.
(3) "Internet Communications" means a
communication made on the Internet which is directed generally to anyone who
has access to the Internet, including persons in Utah, to include without
limitation, postings on Bulletin Boards, displays on "Home Pages" or similar
methods.
(C) Licensing Exclusion
Broker-dealers, investment advisers, broker-dealer agents ("BD agents") and investment adviser representatives ("IA reps") who use the Internet to distribute information on available products and services through Internet Communications shall not be deemed to be "transacting business" in this state for purposes of Subsections 61-1-3(1) and 61-1-3(3) based solely on that fact if the following conditions are observed:
(1) The Internet Communication contains a
legend in which it is clearly stated that:
(1)(a) the broker-dealer, investment adviser,
BD agent or IA rep in question may only transact business in this state if
first licensed, excluded or exempted from state broker-dealer, investment
adviser, BD agent or IA rep licensing requirements, as may be; and
(1)(b) follow-up, individualized responses to
persons in this state by such broker-dealer, investment adviser, BD agent or IA
rep that involve either the effecting or attempting to effect transactions in
securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for
compensation, as may be, will not be made absent compliance with state
broker-dealer, investment adviser, BD agent or IA rep licensing requirements,
or an applicable exemption or exclusion;
(2) The Internet Communication contains a
mechanism, including and without limitation, technical "firewalls" or other
implemented policies and procedures, designed reasonably to ensure that prior
to any subsequent, direct communication with prospective customers or clients
in this state, said broker-dealer, investment adviser, BD agent or IA rep is
first licensed in this state or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from
such requirement. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to relieve a
state licensed broker-dealer, investment adviser, BD agent or IA rep from any
applicable securities registration requirement in this state;
(3) The Internet Communication does not
involve either effecting or attempting to effect transactions in securities, or
the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, as may be, in
this state over the Internet, but is limited to the dissemination of general
information on products and services; and
(4) In the case of a BD agent or IA rep:
(4)(a) the affiliation with the broker-dealer
or investment adviser of the BD agent or IA rep is prominently disclosed within
the Internet Communication;
(4)(b)
the broker-dealer or investment adviser with whom the BD agent or IA rep is
associated retains responsibility for reviewing and approving the content of
any Internet Communication by a BD agent or IA rep;
(4)(c) the broker-dealer or investment
adviser with whom the BD agent or IA rep is associated first authorizes the
distribution of information on the particular products and services through the
Internet Communication; and
(4)(d)
in disseminating information through the Internet Communication, the BD agent
or IA rep acts within the scope of the authority granted by the broker-dealer
or investment adviser.
(D) Limitations of Exclusion
(1) The exclusion provided in paragraph (C)
extends to state broker-dealer, investment adviser, BD agent and IA rep
licensing requirements only, and does not excuse compliance with applicable
securities registration, antifraud or related provisions.
(2) Nothing in this exclusion shall be
construed to affect the activities of any broker-dealer, investment adviser, BD
agent and IA rep engaged in business in this state that is not subject to the
jurisdiction of the Division as a result of the National Securities Markets
Improvements Act of 1996, as amended.
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