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An issuer headquartered in State X plans to conduct a public offering of mutual fund shares across multiple states. The securities are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as federal covered securities. Under the Uniform Securities Act and state Blue Sky laws, which of the following statements correctly describes the authority of the State Securities Administrator in State X regarding this offering?

  1. The State Administrator may require a notice filing, a consent to service of process, and the payment of a filing fee, but cannot require full state registration of the security.Cevap
  2. B
    The State Administrator must conduct a full merit review of the prospectus and registration statement before the shares can be legally offered to retail investors within the state.
  3. C
    Because the security is registered at the federal level with the SEC, the state Administrator loses all anti-fraud jurisdiction over any promotional transactions occurring within State X.
  4. D
    The issuer is automatically exempt from all state-level filing requirements, fees, and administrative submissions due to federal preemption.

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The State Administrator may require a notice filing, a consent to service of process, and the payment of a filing fee, but cannot require full state registration of the security.
Under the National Securities Markets Improvement Act (NSMIA) and state Blue Sky laws, investment company securities (such as mutual funds) registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are federal covered securities. States cannot require registration or merit review of federal covered securities. However, state Administrators are legally permitted to require a notice filing, a filing fee, a consent to service of process, and they retain anti-fraud enforcement powers.

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1
Identify the classification of the security being offered.
Mutual fund shares registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are defined as federal covered securities under the National Securities Markets Improvement Act (NSMIA).
Federal covered securities are subject to federal preemption regarding registration.
2
Determine the scope of state preemption under Blue Sky laws.
State Securities Administrators are preempted from requiring registration or merit reviews for federal covered securities.
NSMIA prevents dual registration burdens for securities subject to federal oversight.
3
Identify state rights that remain intact for federal covered securities.
States retain authority to mandate notice filings, require payment of state filing fees, obtain a consent to service of process, and enforce anti-fraud provisions.
Notice filing preserves state revenue and recordkeeping without placing unlawful registration burdens on federal covered offerings.

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