Art. 581-12-1. NOTICE FILING FOR FEDERAL COVERED INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF FEDERAL COVERED INVESTMENT ADVISERS    

A. This section does not apply to an investment adviser or investment adviser representative that is exempt from registration under this Act or Board rule.

B. The Board by rule shall authorize a federal covered investment adviser or a representative of a federal covered investment adviser to engage in rendering services as an investment adviser in this state on submission to and receipt by the Commissioner of:

(1) a notice filing on the form and containing the information prescribed by the Commissioner and, if applicable, a consent to service appointing the Commissioner as the adviser's agent for service of process as required by Section 8 of this Act; and

(2) a fee in the amount determined under Sections 35 and 41 of this Act.

C. After the notice filing fee is paid and all the requirements for a notice filing under Subsection B of this section are met, a notice filing submitted under this section takes effect and is valid for the remainder of the calendar year. A federal covered investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser representative may renew a notice filing on or before its expiration date on submission to and receipt by the Commissioner of:

(1) a renewal notice filing; and

(2) a renewal fee in the amount determined under Sections 35 and 41 of this Act.