CHAPTER 551
WISCONSIN UNIFORM SECURITIES LAW
SUBCHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
551.103 References to federal statutes.
551.104 References to federal agencies.
551.105 Electronic records and signatures.
SUBCHAPTER II
EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION
OF SECURITIES
551.201 Exempt securities.
551.202 Exempt transactions.
551.203 Additional exemptions and waivers.
551.204 Denial, suspension, revocation, condition, or limitation of exemptions; burden of proof; additional information.
SUBCHAPTER III
REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES AND NOTICE FILING OF FEDERAL COVERED SECURITIES
551.301 Securities registration requirement.
551.303 Securities registration by coordination.
551.304 Securities registration by qualification.
551.305 Securities registration filings.
551.306 Denial, suspension, and revocation of securities registration.
551.307 Waiver and modification.
SUBCHAPTER IV
BROKER-DEALERS, AGENTS,
INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INVESTMENT
ADVISER REPRESENTATIVES, AND
FEDERAL COVERED INVESTMENT ADVISERS
551.401 Broker-dealer registration requirement and exemptions.
551.402 Agent registration requirement and exemptions.
551.403 Investment adviser registration requirement and exemptions.
551.404 Investment adviser representative registration requirement and exemptions.
551.405 Federal covered investment adviser notice filing requirement.
551.406 Registration by broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, and investment adviser representative.
551.407 Succession and change in registration of broker-dealer or investment adviser.
551.408 Termination of employment or association of agent and investment adviser representative and transfer of employment or association.
551.409 Withdrawal of registration of broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, and investment adviser representative.
551.411 Postregistration requirements.
551.412 Denial, revocation, suspension, censure, withdrawal, restriction, condition, or limitation of registration.
SUBCHAPTER V
FRAUD AND LIABILITIES
551.502 Prohibited conduct in providing investment advice.
551.503 Evidentiary burden.
551.504 Filing of sales and advertising literature.
551.505 Misleading filings.
551.506 Misrepresentations concerning registration or exemption.
551.507 Qualified immunity.
551.508 Criminal penalties.
551.511 Rescission offers.
SUBCHAPTER VI
ADMINISTRATION AND JUDICIAL
REVIEW
551.602 Investigations and subpoenas.
551.603 Civil enforcement.
551.604 Administrative enforcement.
551.605 Rules, forms, orders, interpretative opinions, and hearings.
551.606 Administrative files and opinions.
551.607 Public records; confidentiality.
551.608 Uniformity and cooperation with other agencies.
551.611 Service of process.
551.614 Fees and expenses.
551.615 Statutory policy.
SUBCHAPTER VII
TRANSITION
551.703 Application of act to existing proceeding and existing rights and duties.
Ch. 551 Note
NOTE: Chapter 551 was repealed and recreated in its entirety effective 1-1-09 by
2007 Wis. Act 196. A conversion table showing the location of the content, or similar subject matter, of the prior statutes in the new chapter is located at the end of this chapter.
Ch. 551 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also
DFI-Sec, Wis. adm. code.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
551.101
551.101
Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law."
551.101 History
History: 2007 a. 196.
551.101 Annotation
Regulating Wisconsin-based Businesses: The Wisconsin Uniform Securities Act. Fallone. Wis. Law. Oct. 2009.
551.102
551.102
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
551.102(1m)
(1m) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of securities in the department of financial institutions.
551.102(2)
(2) "Agent" means an individual, other than a broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of securities or represents an issuer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of the issuer's securities. But a partner, officer, or director of a broker-dealer or issuer, or an individual having a similar status or performing similar functions, is an agent only if the individual otherwise comes within the term. The term does not include an individual excluded by rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.
551.102(3)(a)
(a) A banking institution organized under the laws of the United States.
551.102(3)(c)
(c) Any other banking institution, whether incorporated or not, doing business under the laws of a state or of the United States, a substantial portion of the business of which consists of receiving deposits or exercising fiduciary powers similar to those permitted to be exercised by national banks under the authority of the Comptroller of the Currency pursuant to section 1 of Public Law 87-722 (
12 USC 92a), and which is supervised and examined by a state or federal agency having supervision over banks, and which is not operated for the purpose of evading this chapter.
551.102(3)(d)
(d) A receiver, conservator, or other liquidating agent of any institution or firm included in
par. (a),
(b), or
(c).
551.102(4)
(4) "Broker-dealer" means a person engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the account of others or for the person's own account. The term does not include any of the following:
551.102(4)(c)
(c) A bank or savings institution if its activities as a broker-dealer are limited to those specified in sections 3 (a) (4) and 3 (a) (5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (
15 USC 78c (a) (4) and (5)), or a bank that satisfies the conditions specified in section 3 (a) (4) (E) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (
15 USC Section 78c (a) (4)).
