49:3-60.1 Documents required to be filed.

14. (a) The bureau chief, by rule or otherwise, may require the filing of any or all of the following documents with respect to a federal covered security under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 18 of the "Securities Act of 1933," 15 U.S.C. s.77r(b):

(1) Prior to the initial offer of such federal covered security in this State, a notice as prescribed by the bureau chief by rule or otherwise or all documents that are part of a current federal registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the "Securities Act of 1933," together with a consent to service of process signed by the issuer and with the fee required by section 15 of P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-62);

(2) After the initial offer of such federal covered security in this State, all documents that are part of an amendment to a current federal registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the "Securities Act of 1933;"

(3) To the extent necessary to compute fees, an annual or periodic report of the value of such federal covered securities offered or sold in this State;

(4) A notice setting forth the name and address of the issuer, and the name and the dollar amount of the securities issued and the number of the securities to be issued;

(5) That notice shall be effective on the later of date of its receipt by the bureau chief or effectiveness of the offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall expire on June 30 of each year, unless renewed prior to expiration by filing an additional notice and fee, except that the bureau chief may by rule determine that such notice will automatically remain in effect in the case of unit investment trusts. A renewal notice shall take effect upon expiration of the notice filing being renewed. Only one notice and one fee needs to be filed for multiple portfolios, classes, trusts, or funds that are offered through one prospectus. In setting fees, the bureau shall take into account whether the investment company issuing the shares is an open-end management company or unit investment trust and shall establish different fees for different types of investment companies. In no event shall the fee charged in any calendar year for claiming this exemption exceed the fee charged for registering securities with the bureau under subsection (b) of section 15 of P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-62);

(b) With respect to any security that is a federal covered security under subparagraph (D) of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of section 18 of the "Securities Act of 1933," 15 U.S.C. s.77r(b)(4)(D), the bureau chief, by rule or otherwise, may require the issuer to file a notice on SEC Form D, 17 C.F.R. s.239.500, or a successor form, and a consent to service of process signed by the issuer no later than 15 days after the first sale of that federal covered security in this State, together with the fee required to be paid pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (b) of section 3 of P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-50);

(c) The bureau chief, by rule or otherwise, may require the filing of any document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the "Securities Act of 1933" with respect to a federal covered security under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) of section 18 of the "Securities Act of 1933," 15 U.S.C. s.77r(b)(3) or (4);

(d) The bureau chief may issue a stop order suspending the offer and sale of a federal covered security, except a federal covered security under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 18 of the "Securities Act of 1933," 15 U.S.C. s.77r(b)(1), if the bureau chief finds that (1) the order is in the public interest and (2) there is a failure to comply with any condition established under this section;

(e) The bureau chief, by rule or otherwise, may waive any or all of the provisions of this section.

L.1997,c.276,s.14.