(a)

(1) A document is filed when it is received by the Securities Commissioner or when the commissioner receives notice from his or her designee that a document was received by the designee.

(2) The disposition of any document received by the commissioner shall be in accordance with the Arkansas State Records Management and Archives Act of 1995, § 13-4-101 et seq. [repealed].

(3) A document received by the commissioner's designee may be:

(A) Destroyed after the reproduction of the document by photograph, microphotograph, or electronic means of a permanent nature;

(B) Transferred to a permanent storage location maintained by the Central Registration Depository with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Securities Registration Depository with the North American Securities Administrators Association, or such other central depository system as may be determined by the commissioner; or

(C) Transferred to the commissioner to be disposed of in the manner of a document received by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner shall keep a register of all notice filings, applications for registration, and registration statements which are, or have ever been, effective under this chapter and all denial, suspension, or revocation orders which have ever been entered under this chapter. The register shall be open for public inspection.

(c) The commissioner may rely upon and coordinate with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, the North American Securities Administrators Association, and any other securities regulatory agencies for the proper maintenance of certain common registrations, records, and other documents maintained by the other regulatory agencies.

(d) Upon request, and at reasonable charges which he or she prescribes, the commissioner shall furnish to any person photostatic or other copies, certified under his or her seal of office if requested, of any entry in the register or any document which is a matter of public record. In any proceeding or prosecution under this chapter, any copy so certified is prima facie evidence of the contents of the entry or document certified.

(e) The commissioner in his or her discretion may honor requests from interested persons for interpretative opinions.