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no sale of a security may be made in this State before the security
is registered. "Sale" is defined in Section 102(26); "in this
State" is addressed in Section 610; and securities registration is
addressed in Sections 303 through 306.

 
3. The Securities Act of 1933 permits certain types of offers
during the "waiting period" between the filing and effectiveness
of a registration statement. The exemptive provisions of Sections
202(16) and (17) operate to permit similar offers for securities
that are not federal covered securities and are in the process of
registration under federal or state statutes or both.

 
4. Notice filings and fees applicable to federal covered
securities, see Section 102(7), are addressed in Section 302.

 
§16302.__Notice filing

 
1.__Notice filings for federal covered securities under
Section 18(b)(2) of the federal Securities Act of 1933.__A
federal covered security, as defined in Section 18(b)(2) of the
federal Securities Act of 1933, 15 United States Code, Section
77r(b)(2), that is not otherwise exempt under sections 16201 to
16203 may not be offered or sold in this State unless before the
initial offer in this State the following are filed with the
administrator:

 
A.__The uniform investment company notice filing form;

 
B.__A consent to service of process complying with section
16611 signed by the issuer; and

 
C.__The payment of a nonrefundable fee of $1,000 for each
type or class of security offered.

 
2.__Notice filing effectiveness and renewal.__A notice filing
under subsection 1 is effective for one year commencing on the
date of the notice filing, the date of effectiveness of the
offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a
date selected by the filer, whichever date is latest.__On or
before expiration, a notice filing may be renewed by filing the
uniform investment company notice filing form and by paying a
nonrefundable renewal fee of $1,000 for each type or class of
security offered.__A previously filed consent to service of
process complying with section 16611 may be incorporated by
reference in a renewal.__A renewed notice filing becomes
effective upon the expiration of the filing being renewed.

 
3.__Notice filings for federal covered securities under
Section 18(b)(4)(D).__A security that is a federal covered


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