Title 10 — Corporations

This chapter shall be known as the Securities Act of 1951.

When used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Agent" means an individual, other than a broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer or an issuer or is self-employed in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of securities. H…

1. a. It is the duty of the commissioner to administer this chapter. b. The commissioner may employ such employees as are necessary for the administration of this chapter. In the absence of the commissioner, the deputy or designee of the commissioner may administer this chapter a…

It is unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, any security in this state unless it is registered under this chapter or the security or transaction is exempt under section 10-04-05 or 10-04-06 or it is a federal covered security.

The home address of an agent or investment adviser representative received by the commissioner is an exempt record as defined in section 44-04-17.1.

Sections 10-04-04, 10-04-07.1, 10-04-07.2, 10-04-08, and 10-04-08.4 do not apply to any of the following securities: 1. A security, including a revenue obligation or a separate security as defined in rule 131 adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, issued, insured, or guarantee…

Except as hereinafter in this section expressly provided, sections 10-04-04, 10-04-07.1, 10-04-07.2, 10-04-08, 10-04-08.4, and 10-04-10 do not apply to any of the following transactions: 1. A transaction by an executor, administrator of an estate, sheriff, marshal, receiver, guar…

The commissioner may by order or regulation suspend or revoke any exemption under section 10-04-05 or 10-04-06 with respect to any specific security or transaction or may require with respect to any specific security or transaction, prior to the making of any offers or sales, suc…

1. Within thirty days of completion of the transaction, any issuer of securities in receipt of an investment from the legacy fund under paragraph 3 of subdivision a of subsection 3 of section 21-10-11 or under subdivision b of subsection 3 of section 21-10-11, shall file electron…

Repealed by S.L. 2005, ch. 97, § 22.

1. Securities that have been outstanding and in the hands of the public for not less than one year as the result of prior original registration in North Dakota or through securities and exchange commission registration, by the issuer, or by the underwriter on behalf of an issuer,…

1. A security for which a registration statement has been filed under the federal Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.] in connection with the same offering may be registered by coordination under this section. Only the issuer of the security or a broker-dealer registere…

Securities required to be registered by qualification under this chapter before they may be sold in this state must be registered as provided in this section. Application for registration of securities by qualification must be made by the issuer of the securities or by a register…

1. The right to sell securities in this state shall not be granted in any case when it appears to the commissioner that the sale of such securities would work a fraud or deception on purchasers or the public, or that the proposed disposal of the securities is on unfair terms, or …

1. No circular, prospectus, advertisement, form or market letter, report, document, pamphlet, leaflet, script, or other written or printed matter, or any communication by radio, television, or similar communications media, hereinafter referred to as advertising matter, used in co…

1. Neither the fact that an application for approval under section 10-04-05 or 10-04-06 or registration under section 10-04-07.1, 10-04-07.2, 10-04-08, or 10-04-10 or a notice filing under section 10-04-08.4 has been filed nor the fact that a security or person is effectively app…

A federal covered security may be offered and sold in this state without registration, subject to the following: 1. Any federal covered security that is subject to section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be offered and sold upon the electronic filing of: a…

1. As used in this section: a. "Eligible adult" means an adult who is at least sixty-five years old or a vulnerable adult as defined in section 50-25.2-01. b. "Financial exploitation" means: (1) The wrongful or unauthorized taking, withholding, appropriation, or use of money, ass…

The commissioner may revoke the registration of any securities registered under this chapter if, after a hearing or opportunity for hearing as provided in section 10-04-12, the commissioner finds that any provisions of this chapter or any rule, order, or condition lawfully impose…

1. It is unlawful for any person who receives, directly or indirectly, any consideration from another person for advising the other person as to the value of securities or their purchase or sale, whether through the issuance of analyses or reports or otherwise: a. To employ any d…

Repealed by S.L. 2003, ch. 82, § 16.

1. Every broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, and investment adviser representative conducting business in this state shall make and keep such accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, and other records as described below: a. With the exclusion of a broker-dealer w…

Before entering an order revoking the registration of any securities as provided in section 10-04-09, the commissioner shall send to the issuer of the securities, and if the application for registration of the securities was filed by a registered broker-dealer, to the registered …

Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 128, § 7.

Repealed by S.L. 1995, ch. 313, § 14.

1. Every applicant for registration under this chapter, every issuer which proposes to offer a security in this state through any person acting on an agency basis in the common-law sense, and every person making a notice filing under subsection 2 of section 10-04-08.4 shall file …

It shall be a fraudulent practice and it shall be unlawful: 1. For any person knowingly to subscribe to, or make or cause to be made, any material false statement or representation in any application, financial statement, or other document or statement required to be filed under …

If it appears to the commissioner, either upon complaint or otherwise, that any person has engaged in, or is engaging in, or is about to engage in any act or practice or transaction prohibited by this chapter or by any order of the commissioner issued under this chapter or which …

1. The department may: a. Make such public or private investigations within or outside of this state as deemed necessary to determine whether any person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, or to aid in t…

1. Every sale or contract for sale made in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any rule or order issued by the commissioner under any provisions of this chapter, shall be voidable at the election of the purchaser. The person making such sale or contract for …

1. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, except section 10-04-08.4 or subsection 4 of section 10-04-10, or any rule or order of the commissioner made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or who engages in any act, practice, or transaction declare…

1. In any action, civil or criminal, when a defense is based upon any exemption provided for in this chapter, the burden of proving the existence of such exemption shall be upon the party raising such defense. 2. In any action, civil or criminal, a certificate signed and sealed b…

1. As used in this section: a. "Claimant" means an individual who meets the definition of eligible adult under section 10-04-08.5 and files an application for restitution assistance under this section. The term includes the named party, the executor of a named party, the heirs an…