| | 16.__Investment adviser representatives. "Investment adviser | representatives" means individuals employed by or associated with | an investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser and | who make any recommendations or otherwise give investment advice | regarding securities, manage accounts or portfolios of clients, | determine which recommendation or advice regarding securities | should be given, provide investment advice or hold themselves out | as providing investment advice, receive compensation to solicit, | offer or negotiate for the sale of or for selling investment | advice or supervise employees who perform any of the foregoing. | "Investment adviser representatives" does not include individuals | who: |
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| A.__Perform only clerical or ministerial acts; |
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| B.__Are agents whose performance of investment advice is | solely incidental to the individuals acting as agents and | who do not receive special compensation for investment | advisory services; |
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| C.__Are employed by or associated with a federal covered | investment adviser, unless the individuals have a "place of | business" in this State as that term is defined by rule | adopted under Section 203A of the federal Investment | Advisers Act of 1940, 15 United States Code, Section 80b-3a, | and are: |
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| (1)__"Investment adviser representatives" as that term | is defined by rule adopted under Section 203A of the | federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 United | States Code, Section 80b-3a; or |
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| (2)__Not "supervised persons" as that term is defined | in Section 202(a)(25) of the federal Investment | Advisers Act of 1940, 15 United States Code, Section | 80b-2(a)(25); or |
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| D.__Are excluded by rule adopted or order issued under this | chapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are | routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | subchapter 2-A. |
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| | 17.__Issuer. "Issuer" means a person that issues or proposes | to issue a security, subject to the following: |
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| A.__The issuer of a voting trust certificate, collateral trust | certificate, certificate of deposit for a security or share in an | investment company without a board of directors or individuals | performing similar functions is the person performing the acts | and assuming the duties of depositor or |
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