Nevada § 90.510 - Denial, suspension or revocation of registration

§ 90.510. Denial, suspension or revocation of registration

1. The Administrator may issue an order denying effectiveness to, or suspending or

revoking the effectiveness of, a registration statement if the Administrator finds

that the order is in the public interest and that: (a) The registration statement as of its effective date or as of the proposed effective

date in the case of an order denying effectiveness, an amendment under subsection

14 or 15 of NRS 90.500 , as of its effective date, or a report under subsection 13 of NRS 90.500 , is incomplete in any material respect or contains a statement that, in the light

of the circumstances under which it was made, was false or misleading with respect

to a material fact; (b) This chapter, or a regulation, order or condition lawfully imposed under this

chapter, has been willfully violated in connection with the offering by: (1) The person filing the registration statement; (2) The issuer, a partner, officer or director of the issuer, a person occupying similar

status or performing similar functions, or a person directly or indirectly controlling

or controlled by the issuer, but only if the person filing the registration statement

is directly or indirectly controlled by or acting for the issuer; or (3) An underwriter; (c) The security registered or sought to be registered is the subject of a permanent

or temporary injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction or an administrative

order similar to an order under this section entered under any other federal or state

law applicable to the offering, except that the Administrator may not: (1) Institute a proceeding against an effective registration statement under this

paragraph more than 1 year after the date of the order or injunction relied on; or (2) Enter an order under this paragraph on the basis of an order or injunction entered

under the securities act of another state unless the order or injunction was based

on facts that currently would constitute a ground for an order under this section; (d) The issuer's enterprise or method of business includes or would include activities

that are illegal where performed; (e) The offering has worked or tended to work a fraud upon purchasers or would so

operate; (f) The offering has been or would be made with unreasonable amounts of underwriters'

and sellers' discounts, commissions or other compensation, or promoters' profits or

participation, or unreasonable amounts or kinds of options; (g) A security sought to be registered pursuant to NRS 90.470 is not eligible for such registration; (h) With respect to a security sought to be registered pursuant to NRS 90.480 , there has been a failure to comply with the undertaking required by paragraph (d)

of subsection 2 of that section; or (i) The applicant or registrant has failed to pay the proper filing fee, but the Administrator

may enter only an order denying effectiveness under this paragraph and shall vacate

the order if the deficiency is corrected. 2. The Administrator may not institute a proceeding: (a) Against an effective registration statement on the basis of a fact or transaction

known to the Administrator when the registration statement became effective unless

the proceeding is instituted within 30 days after the registration statement became

effective; or (b) With respect to a registration filed under NRS 90.470 on the basis of paragraph (e) or (f) of subsection 1. 3. The Administrator may vacate or modify an order entered under this section if the

Administrator finds that the conditions which prompted entry have changed or that

it is otherwise in the public interest.