Upon the filing of an application for qualifying securities under Section 7A, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to examine the same and the papers and documents filed therewith. If he finds that the proposed plan of business of the applicant appears to be fair, just and equitable, and also that any consideration paid, or to be paid, for such securities by promoters is fair, just and equitable when such consideration for such securities is less than the proposed offering price to the public, and that the securities which it proposes to issue and the methods to be used by it in issuing and disposing of the same are not such as will work a fraud upon the purchaser thereof, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant a permit authorizing it to issue and dispose of such securities. Should the Commissioner find that the proposed plan of business of the applicant appears to be unfair, unjust or inequitable, he shall deny the application for a permit and notify the applicant in writing of his decision.

B. Permit, Form and Contents; Term and Renewals.

Every permit qualifying securities shall be in such form as the Commissioner may prescribe, and shall recite in bold type that the issuance thereof is permissive only, and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the securities permitted to be issued. Such permit shall be for a period of one (1) year; provided, however, that if the securities authorized to be sold are not sold within the term provided by the permit, a renewal application may be filed with the Commissioner. Such renewal application shall recite the total number of shares sold in Texas, the total number of shares sold elsewhere, total number of shares outstanding, and shall contain a detailed balance sheet, an operating statement, and such other information as the Commissioner may require. The Commissioner shall examine applications for renewal by the same standards as stated in subsection A of this section for original applications and upon that basis issue or deny renewal permits; such permits, if issued, shall be for a period of one (1) year and be in such form as the Commissioner may prescribe. The Commissioner shall charge such fees for the issuance of permits to sell securities as are hereinafter provided. No permit instrument need be issued if securities are registered under Sections 7B or C of this Act, but the Commissioner will examine the registration papers to determine their sufficiency under the requirements there stated.

C. Use of Permit to Aid Sale of Securities Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any dealer, issuer, or agent to use a permit authorizing the issuance of securities in connection with any sale or effort to sell any security.

D. Commissioner's Discretion. In applying the standards of this Act, the Commissioner may waive or relax any restriction or requirement in the Board's rules that, in his opinion, is unnecessary for the protection of investors in a particular case.

Acts 1957, 55th Leg., p. 575, ch. 269, Sec. 10.

Subsec. C amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 2.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Subsec. D added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2716, ch. 465, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.

Text of article effective until January 01, 2022