A. It is unlawful for an individual to transact business in New Mexico as an agent unless the individual is registered pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act as an agent or is exempt from registration as an agent pursuant to Subsection B of this section.

B. The following individuals are exempt from the registration requirement of Subsection A of this section:

(1) an individual who represents a broker-dealer in effecting transactions in New Mexico limited to those described in Section 15(h)(2) of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78(h)(2));

(2) an individual who represents a broker-dealer that is exempt pursuant to Subsection B or D of Section 401 [58-13C-401 NMSA 1978] of the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act;

(3) an individual who represents an issuer with respect to an offer or sale of the issuer's own securities or those of the issuer's parent or any of the issuer's subsidiaries, and who is not compensated in connection with the individual's participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based, directly or indirectly, on transactions in those securities;

(4) an individual who represents a broker-dealer registered in New Mexico pursuant to Subsection A of Section 401 of the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act or exempt from registration pursuant to Subsection B of Section 401 of that act in the offer and sale of securities for an account of a nonaffiliated federal covered investment adviser with investments under management in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) acting for the account of others pursuant to discretionary authority in a signed record;

(5) an individual who represents an issuer in connection with the purchase by the issuer of the issuer's own securities;

(6) an individual who represents an issuer and who restricts participation to performing clerical or ministerial acts; or

(7) any other individual exempted by rule adopted or order issued pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act.

C. The registration of an agent is effective only while the agent is employed by or associated with a broker-dealer registered pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act or an issuer that is offering, selling or purchasing its securities in New Mexico. The registration of an agent is only effective with respect to transactions effected as an employee or agent on behalf of the broker-dealer or issuer for whom the agent is registered.

D. It is unlawful for a broker-dealer, or an issuer engaged in offering, selling or purchasing securities in New Mexico, to employ or associate with an agent who transacts business in New Mexico on behalf of broker-dealers or issuers unless the agent is registered pursuant to Subsection A of this section or exempt from registration pursuant to Subsection B of this section.

E. An individual shall not act as an agent for more than one broker-dealer or one issuer at a time, unless the broker-dealer or the issuer for which the agent acts is affiliated by direct or indirect common control or is authorized by rule or order pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 82, § 402.

Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 82, § 704 made the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act effective January 1, 2010.

Securities Act does not require registration of persons who sell exempt securities. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-97.