ORS 59.165
Licensing of broker-dealers, investment advisers and salespersons required

  • rules

(1)

It is unlawful for any person to transact business in this state as a broker-dealer or salesperson unless the person is licensed under the Oregon Securities Law.

(2)

A broker-dealer or state investment adviser may not be licensed in this state unless the broker-dealer or state investment adviser has at least one salesperson licensed in this state.

(3)

It is unlawful for a broker-dealer or issuer or owner of securities to employ a salesperson to act in this state unless the salesperson is licensed under the Oregon Securities Law to the broker-dealer or issuer or owner of securities. Only a natural person may be licensed as a salesperson.

(4)

It is unlawful for:

(a)

A state investment adviser to employ an investment adviser representative in this state unless the investment adviser representative is licensed under the Oregon Securities Law to the state investment adviser;

(b)

A federal covered investment adviser to employ an investment adviser representative who has a place of business in this state to act in this state unless the investment adviser representative is licensed under the Oregon Securities Law to the federal covered investment adviser; or

(c)

An individual, except as otherwise provided in subsection (8) of this section, to transact business in this state as an investment adviser representative unless the individual is licensed as an investment adviser representative. Only a natural person may be licensed as an investment adviser representative.

(5)

A person may not be licensed as:

(a)

A salesperson or investment adviser representative for more than one broker-dealer, federal covered investment adviser, state investment adviser or issuer or owner of securities at the same time, except as may be allowed by rule or order of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(b)

A salesperson or investment adviser representative unless the person is employed by a broker-dealer, federal covered investment adviser, state investment adviser or issuer or owner of securities.

(6)

It is unlawful for any person to transact business in this state as a state investment adviser unless the person:

(a)

Is licensed as such under the Oregon Securities Law; or

(b)

Is licensed as a broker-dealer without the imposition of a condition under ORS 59.215 (Action against applicant or licensee for act or omission of associate) (4).

(7)

Except for federal covered investment advisers whose activities are described by ORS 59.015 (Definitions for Oregon Securities Law) (20)(b) and licensed broker-dealers transacting business as federal covered investment advisers in this state, it is unlawful for any federal covered investment adviser to conduct an advisory business in this state unless such person makes notice filings with the director of such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the director may by rule or otherwise require and pays the fee, including the notice filing fee, described in ORS 59.175 (Procedures for notice filing and licensing). The director may issue an order suspending the conduct of an investment advisory business in this state if the director finds that there is a failure to comply with any requirement under this section.

(8)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an individual performing the activities of an investment adviser representative and who would otherwise be required to be licensed as an investment adviser representative is not required to be separately licensed as an investment adviser representative if:

(a)

The individual is licensed to a licensed broker-dealer, the broker-dealer is transacting business as a federal covered investment adviser or a state investment adviser under the provisions of subsection (6)(b) of this section and the person is performing investment adviser activities on behalf of the broker-dealer; or

(b)

The individual is licensed to a licensed broker-dealer and the broker-dealer directly receives all compensation otherwise earned by the person in connection with the investment advisory activities being transacted in this state. The broker-dealer may or may not further distribute any or all compensation received to the licensed salesperson. [1967 c.537 §17; 1973 c.366 §5; 1985 c.349 §16; 1987 c.603 §10; 1989 c.197 §8; 1993 c.508 §30; 1995 c.622 §12; 1997 c.772 §15; 1999 c.53 §2; 2003 c.270 §4; 2003 c.785 §5]

Source: Section 59.165 — Licensing of broker-dealers, investment advisers and salespersons required; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors059.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Where plaintiff partner in securities action arising out of partnership agreement claimed relief for unregistered security, even through partner may have been passive partner, where plaintiff retained significant managerial powers under partnership agreement, interest in general partnership not “security.” Casablanca Production v. Pace Intern. Research, 697 F Supp 1563 (D. Or. 1988)

59.005
Short title
59.015
Definitions for Oregon Securities Law
59.025
Securities exempt from registration
59.035
Transactions exempt from registration
59.045
Authority of director to deny, withdraw or condition exemptions
59.049
Federal covered securities exempt from registration
59.051
Statutory references to federal law
59.055
Conditions of offer and sale of securities
59.065
Registration procedures
59.070
Amended registration application
59.075
Registration by director
59.085
Conditions imposed on registration
59.095
Approval of plan to issue securities in exchange for other securities, claims or property
59.105
Denial, suspension or revocation of registration
59.115
Liability in connection with sale or successful solicitation of sale of securities
59.125
Effect of notice of offer to repay purchaser
59.127
Liability in connection with purchase or successful solicitation of purchase of securities
59.131
Effect of notice of intent to return unlawfully purchased security
59.135
Fraud and deceit with respect to securities or securities business
59.137
Liability in connection with violation of ORS 59.135
59.145
Effect of notice filing, registration or license
59.155
Director is agent for service of process
59.165
Licensing of broker-dealers, investment advisers and salespersons required
59.175
Procedures for notice filing and licensing
59.185
Expiration of license
59.195
Licensees to keep records
59.205
Grounds for denying, suspending, revoking or imposing condition or restriction on license
59.215
Action against applicant or licensee for act or omission of associate
59.225
Cancellation of license or application
59.235
General supervision over persons dealing in securities
59.245
Investigations
59.255
Enjoining violations
59.265
Procedure when assets or capital of broker-dealer or investment adviser found impaired
59.275
Burden of proof
59.285
Rules
59.295
Notice of orders
59.305
Judicial review of orders
59.315
Oaths and subpoenas in proceedings before director
59.325
Certified copies of documents
59.331
Scope of Attorney General powers
59.335
Application of certain sections
59.345
When offer to sell or buy is made in this state
59.350
Treatment of certain transactions
59.355
Corporations subject to other laws
59.365
Common-law and statutory rights not limited
59.370
Limitation on liability for good faith act or omission
59.451
Prohibition against filing false statement by person under investigation or examination
59.480
Definitions for ORS 59.480 to 59.505
59.485
Required reporting by certain securities professionals of suspected financial exploitation
59.490
Notifications to third parties
59.495
Delay of disbursements
59.500
Limitation on liability
59.505
Provision of records to law enforcement and certain state agencies
59.535
Definitions for ORS 59.535 to 59.585
59.540
Registration in beneficiary form
59.545
Registration in beneficiary form
59.550
Origination of registration in beneficiary form
59.555
Form of registration in beneficiary form
59.560
Effect of registration in beneficiary form
59.565
Ownership on death of owner
59.570
Protection of registering entity
59.575
Nontestamentary transfer on death
59.580
Terms, conditions and forms for registration
59.585
Short title
59.710
Definitions for ORS 59.710 to 59.830
59.720
Application of ORS 59.710 to 59.830 to real estate contracts and brokers
59.730
Making contract involving securities without intending a bona fide sale or purchase
59.740
Conducting bucket shop or repeatedly making forbidden contracts
59.750
Receipt or communication of prices for purpose of forbidden contract
59.760
Reporting false sale of securities with intent to deceive
59.770
Manipulating market by pretended sales
59.780
Broker’s trading against customer’s order
59.790
Insolvent broker-dealer receiving securities from customer
59.800
Pledge or sale by broker-dealer of customer’s securities
59.810
Delivery to customer of true statement of purchase or sale made by broker
59.820
Actions against corporation for second violation
59.830
Self-incrimination by witness
59.991
Criminal penalties for ORS 59.005 to 59.505 and 59.710 to 59.830
59.995
Civil penalties for ORS 59.005 to 59.505 and 59.710 to 59.830
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