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NC Register Volume 16 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings

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administrator by its examiners orother representatives may request;(C) store separately from the original oneother copy <strong>of</strong> the film or computerstorage medium for the time required;(D) with respect to records stored on acomputer storage medium, maintainprocedures for maintenance andpreservations <strong>of</strong>, and access to,records from loss, alteration, ordestruction; and(E) with respect to records stored onphotographic film, at all times haveavailable for the administrator'sexamination <strong>of</strong> its records pursuant toSection 78C-18(e) <strong>of</strong> the Act,facilities for immediate, easilyreadable projection <strong>of</strong> the film and forproducing easily readable facsimileenlargements.(2) Pursuant to Subparagraph (g)(1) <strong>of</strong> this Rulean adviser may maintain and preserve oncomputer tape or disk or other computerstorage medium records which, in the ordinarycourse <strong>of</strong> the adviser's business, are created bythe adviser on electronic media or are receivedby the adviser solely on electronic media or byelectronic data transmission.(h) For purposes <strong>of</strong> this Rule, "investment supervisory services"means the giving <strong>of</strong> continuous advice as to the investment <strong>of</strong>funds on the basis <strong>of</strong> the individual needs <strong>of</strong> each client.(i) Every registered investment adviser shall maintain withinthis state, in a readily accessible location, all records required bythis Rule. A written request for the waiver <strong>of</strong> the provisions <strong>of</strong>this Section may be made to the administrator to permit anyregistered investment adviser to maintain any <strong>of</strong> the recordsrequired by this Rule in some place other than the State <strong>of</strong> NorthCarolina. In determining whether or not the provisions <strong>of</strong> thisRule shall be waived, the administrator may consider, amongother things, whether the main <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the investment adviser isin a place outside the State <strong>of</strong> North Carolina or whether theinvestment adviser uses all or some <strong>of</strong> the bookkeeping facilities<strong>of</strong> some other investment adviser whose main <strong>of</strong>fice is outsidethe State <strong>of</strong> North Carolina.(j) Every investment adviser that has its principal place <strong>of</strong>business in a state other than this state shall be exempt from therequirements <strong>of</strong> this section, provided the investment adviser islicensed in such state and is in compliance with such state'srecord keeping requirements, if any.History Note: Authority G.S. 78C-18(a); 78C-18(b);78C-18(e); 78C-30(a);Temporary Rule Eff. January 2, 1989 for a Period <strong>of</strong> 180 days toexpire on June 30, 1989;Eff. February 1, 1989;Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1, 1997;Amended Eff. August 1, 1998;Temporary Amendment Eff. January 14, 2002.18 <strong>NC</strong>AC 06 .1707 INVESTMENT ADVISERBROCHURE RULETEMPORARY RULES<strong>16</strong>:<strong>15</strong> NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER February 1, 20021732(a) General Requirements. Unless otherwise provided in thisRule, an investment adviser, registered or required to beregistered pursuant to Section 78C-<strong>16</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Act, shall <strong>of</strong>fer anddeliver to each advisory client and prospective advisory client afirm brochure and one or more supplement(s) as required by thisRule. The brochure and supplement(s) must contain allinformation required by Part 2 <strong>of</strong> Form ADV [CFR279.1], andsuch other information as the Administrator may require.(b) Offer and Delivery Requirements.(1) An investment adviser shall deliver:(A) The current brochure required by thisRule to a client or prospective client,and(B) The current brochure supplement(s)for each investment adviserrepresentative who will provideadvisory services to the client. Forpurposes <strong>of</strong> this Rule, an investmentadviser representative will provideadvisory services to a client if theinvestment adviser representativewill:(i) Regularly communicateinvestment advice to thatclient; or(ii)Formulate investment advicefor assets <strong>of</strong> that client; or(iii) Make discretionaryinvestment decisions forassets <strong>of</strong> that client; or(iv) Solicit, <strong>of</strong>fer or negotiate forthe sale <strong>of</strong> or sell investmentadvisory services.(2) The documents required in Subparagraph(b)(1) <strong>of</strong> this Rule shall be delivered:(A)(B)Not less than 48 hours prior toentering into any investment advisorycontract with such client orprospective client, orAt the time <strong>of</strong> entering into any suchcontract, if the client has a right toterminate the contract without penaltywithin five business days afterentering into the contract.(3) An investment adviser shall, at least once ayear, without charge, deliver or <strong>of</strong>fer inwriting to deliver to each <strong>of</strong> its clients thecurrent brochure and any current brochuresupplement(s) required by Subparagraph (b)(1)<strong>of</strong> this Rule. If a client accepts the written<strong>of</strong>fer, the investment adviser must send to thatclient the current brochure and supplementswithin seven days after the investment adviseris notified <strong>of</strong> the acceptance.(c) Delivery to Limited Partners. If the adviser is the generalpartner <strong>of</strong> a limited partnership, the manager <strong>of</strong> a limited liabilitycompany, or the trustee <strong>of</strong> a trust, then for purposes <strong>of</strong> this Rulethe investment adviser must treat each <strong>of</strong> the partnership'slimited partners, the company's members, or the trust's beneficialowners as a client. For purposes <strong>of</strong> this Rule, a limited liability

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