Texas § GV.4007.101 - CEASE AND DESIST ORDER

§ GV.4007.101. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER: OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES. (a) The commissioner may hold a hearing as provided by this section if at any time it appears to the commissioner that the sale, proposed sale, or method of sale of securities, regardless of whether exempt: (1) is a fraudulent practice; (2) does not comply with this title; (3) would tend to work a fraud on any purchaser of the securities; or (4) would not be fair, just, or equitable to any purchaser of the securities. (b) The commissioner may hold a hearing under this section on a date set by the commissioner that is not later than the 30th day after the date the issuer or registrant of the securities, the person on whose behalf the securities are being or will be offered, or any person that is acting as a dealer or agent in violation of this title, as applicable: (1) receives actual notice; or (2) is provided notice by registered or certified mail to the person's last known address. (c) If the commissioner determines at the hearing that the sale, proposed sale, or method of sale of the securities is a fraudulent practice, does not comply with this title, would tend to work a fraud on any purchaser of the securities, or would not be fair, just, or equitable to any purchaser of the securities, the commissioner may issue a written cease and desist order: (1) prohibiting or suspending the sale of the securities; (2) denying or revoking the registration of the securities; (3) prohibiting an unregistered person from acting as a dealer or agent; or (4) prohibiting the fraudulent conduct. (d) After the issuance of a cease and desist order under Subsection (c), a dealer or agent may not knowingly sell or offer for sale any security named in the order. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 4171 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2022.