(a) Public register of filings. The administrator shall maintain, or designate a person to maintain, a register of applications for registration of securities; registration statements; notice filings; applications for registration of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives; notice filings by federal covered investment advisers that are or have been effective under this act or the predecessor act; notices of claims of exemption from registration or notice filing requirements contained in a record; orders issued under this act or the predecessor act; and interpretative opinions or no action determinations issued under this act.

(b) Public availability. The administrator shall make all rules, forms, interpretative opinions, and orders available to the public.

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-12a,606

  • Administrator: means the securities commissioner of Kansas, appointed as provided in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 17-12a,102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Filing: means the receipt under this act of a record by the administrator or a designee of the administrator. See Kansas Statutes 17-12a,102
  • 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 Kansas Statutes 17-12a,102
  • 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 Kansas Statutes 17-12a,102
  • Predecessor act: means the Kansas securities act repealed by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 17-12a,102
  • public record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Kansas Statutes 17-12a,102
  • Rules: when used in the context of the rules adopted by the administrator, means rules and regulations adopted by the administrator pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 17-12a,102

(c) Copies of public records. The administrator shall furnish a copy of a record that is a public record or a certification that the public record does not exist to a person that so requests. A rule adopted under this act may establish a reasonable charge for furnishing the record or certification. A copy of the record certified or a certificate by the administrator of a record’s nonexistence is prima facie evidence of a record or its nonexistence.