Sec. 4. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a rule adopted or order issued under this article may require the
filing of a prospectus, a pamphlet, a circular, a form letter, an advertisement, sales literature, or other advertising record relating to a
security or investment advice, addressed or intended for distribution to prospective investors, including clients or prospective clients of a
person registered or required to be registered as an
investment adviser under this article.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-19-5-4
- Federal covered investment adviser: means a person registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. See Indiana Code 23-19-1-2
- Federal covered security: means a security that is, or upon completion of a transaction will be, a covered security under Section 18(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (Indiana Code 23-19-1-2
- Filing: means the receipt under this article of a record by the commissioner or a designee of the commissioner. See Indiana Code 23-19-1-2
- Investment adviser: means a person that, for compensation, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities or that, for compensation and as a part of a regular business, issues or promulgates analyses or reports concerning securities. See Indiana Code 23-19-1-2
- Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Indiana Code 23-19-1-2
- Security: means a note; stock; treasury stock; security future; bond; debenture; evidence of indebtedness; certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement; collateral trust certificate; preorganization certificate or subscription; transferable share; investment contract; voting trust certificate; certificate of deposit for a security; fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights; put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on a security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities, including an interest therein or based on the value thereof; put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency; or, in general, an interest or instrument commonly known as a "security"; or a certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing. See Indiana Code 23-19-1-2
(b) This section does not apply to sales and advertising literature specified in subsection (a) that relates to a federal covered security, a federal covered investment adviser, or a security or transaction exempted by IC 23-19-2-1, IC 23-19-2-2, or IC 23-19-2-3 except as required under IC 23-19-2-1(7).
As added by P.L.27-2007, SEC.23.