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***PLEASE NOTE:  THIS ORDER HAS BEEN REVISED EFFECTIVE JUNE 8, 2020***

 

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

SECURITIES DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of: Electronic Filing of Securities Registration Applications, Notice Filings, and Exemption Filings.

ORDER MANDATING ELECTRONIC FILINGS

WHEREAS, Section 10-04-03(2) of the North Dakota Century Code provides that the Securities Commissioner may issue an order necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of the North Dakota Securities Act, including rules and forms governing registration statements, applications, notice filings and other records;

            WHEREAS, certain securities registration applications, exemption filings, and other notice filings are time sensitive; and

            WHEREAS, in order to implement a more complete remote work policy that provides timely service to the Securities Department's constituency, the Securities Commissioner has determined that it is in the best interest of the staff of the Securities Department , issuers, and the public to mandate that securities registration applications, notice filings, and exemption filings, not currently utilizing the North American Securities Administrators Association Electronic Filing Depository (EFD) portal or BlueExpress,  be filed electronically using the Securities Department’s secure email address: securitiesfilings@ND.gov

            IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1.         All securities registration applications filed under Sections 10-04-07.1, 10-04-07.2 or 10-04-08 of the Act shall be filed via email to securitiesfilings@ND.gov .

 

2.         All unit investment trust notice filings made under 10-04-08.4 of the Act shall be filed via the North American Securities Administrators Association EFD Portal (EFD) at

https://efdnasaa.org/ or via email to securitiesfilings@ND.gov .

 

3.         All investment company fund notice filings made under 10-04-08.4 of the Act shall be filed via BlueExpress or via email to securitiesfilings@ND.gov .

 

4.         All Regulation D, Rule 506 notice filings made under 10-04-08.4 of the Act shall be made via the North American Securities Administrators Association EFD Portal (EFD) at

https://efdnasaa.org/.

 

5.         All Regulation A, Tier 2 notice filings made under 10-04-08.4 of the Act shall be filed via email to securitiesfilings@ND.gov .

 

6.         Any other securities filing required to be made under the Act shall be filed via email to securitiesfilings@ND.gov .

 

7          Payment of fees shall be made by electronic fund transfer. Upon receipt of the filing, instructions for making the payment will be provided to the filer. Filings submitted via email will not be effective until payment is received by the Department.

 

8.         The effective date of the Order shall be June 1, 2020.

           

            IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness my hand and seal this 30th day of April, 2020.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Karen J. Tyler, Securities Commissioner

North Dakota Securities Department

600 East Boulevard Ave.

State Capitol – Fifth Floor

Bismarck, ND  58505-0510

(701) 328-2910

File: Electronic Filing Mandate Revised Order 06-08-20.pdf

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