Title 451, SECURITIES, REAL ESTATE, AND DEBT MANAGEMENT

Sec. 533. (1) Subject to subsection (4), if a broker-dealer or investment adviser suspects or detects covered financial exploitation of a client or customer, the broker-dealer or investment adviser may delay the related disbursement or transaction for further investigation or exa…

Sec. 535. (1) A broker-dealer or investment adviser that takes action under this article shall provide to the administrator or an agency of competent jurisdiction access to or copies of any written procedures it adopts, maintains, and implements that are reasonably designed to ac…

Sec. 537. (1) Subject to 15 USC 78o(i)(1) and 15 USC 80b-18a, and the record-keeping requirements provided in section 411, a broker-dealer or investment adviser shall provide access to any records related to compliance with this article and ensure that those records are readily a…

Sec. 539. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an agency of competent jurisdiction may disclose to any reporting or notifying broker-dealer or investment adviser the general status or final disposition of an investigation that arose from a report made by the brok…

Sec. 541. A broker-dealer or investment adviser that exercises good faith in an action, determination, omission, or practice under this article is immune from any administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from those activities.

Sec. 543. (1) This article does not limit the responsibilities of a law enforcement agency to enforce the laws of this state or preclude a law enforcement agency from reporting and investigating, as appropriate, alleged criminal conduct. (2) This article does not limit the abilit…

Sec. 601. (1) The administrator shall administer this act. (2) The administrator or officer, employee, or designee of the administrator shall not use for personal benefit or the benefit of others records or other information obtained by or filed with the administrator that are no…

Sec. 602. (1) The administrator may do any of the following: (a) Conduct public or private investigations in or out of this state that the administrator considers necessary or appropriate to determine whether any person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate this act …

Sec. 603. (1) If it appears to the administrator that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this act or a rule adopted or order issued under this act, or that a person has, is, or is about t…

Sec. 604. (1) If the administrator determines that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this act or a rule adopted or order issued under this act, or that a person has materially aided, is …

Sec. 605. (1) The administrator may do any of the following: (a) Issue forms and orders and, after notice and comment, may adopt and amend rules necessary or appropriate to carry out this act, and may repeal rules, including rules and forms governing registration statements, appl…

Sec. 606. (1) The administrator shall maintain, or designate a person to maintain, a register of all applications for registration of securities; registration statements; notice filings, applications for registration of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment …

Sec. 607. (1) Subject to subsection (2), records obtained by the administrator or filed under this act, including a record contained in or filed with any registration statement, application, notice filing, or report, are public records and are available for public examination. (2…

Sec. 608. (1) The administrator shall, in its discretion, cooperate, coordinate, consult, and, subject to section 607, share records and information with the securities regulators of 1 or more states, Canada or 1 or more of its provinces or territories, 1 or more foreign jurisdic…

Sec. 609. (1) Final orders issued by the administrator under this act are subject to judicial review pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. (2) Rules adopted under this act are subject to judicial review pursuant to the administr…

Sec. 610. (1) Sections 301, 302, 401(1), 402(1), 403(1), 404(1), 501, 506, 509, and 510 apply to a person that sells or offers to sell a security if the offer to sell or the sale is made in this state or the offer to purchase or the purchase is made and accepted in this state. (2…

Sec. 611. (1) A consent to service of process complying with this section required by this act must be signed and filed in the form required by a rule or order under this act. A consent appointing the administrator the person's agent for service of process in a noncriminal action…

Sec. 612. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provis…

Sec. 701. This act takes effect October 1, 2009.

Sec. 702. The uniform securities act, 1964 PA 265, MCL 451.501 to 451.818, is repealed.

Sec. 703. (1) The predecessor act exclusively governs all actions, prosecutions, or proceedings that are pending or may be maintained or instituted on the basis of facts or circumstances occurring before the effective date of this act, but a civil action shall not be maintained t…