Florida Statutes
Chapter 517 - Securities Transactions
517.121 - Books and Records Requirements; Examinations.


(1) A dealer, investment adviser, branch office, associated person, or intermediary shall maintain such books and records as the commission may prescribe by rule.
(2) The office shall, at intermittent periods, examine the affairs and books and records of each registered dealer, investment adviser, associated person, intermediary, or branch office notice-filed with the office, or require such records and reports to be submitted to it as required by rule of the commission, to determine compliance with this act.
(3) Registration under s. 517.12 or notification under s. 517.1202 may be summarily suspended by the office pursuant to s. 120.60(6) if the registrant or notice-filed branch office fails to promptly provide to the office, after a written request, any of the records required by this section and the rules adopted under this section. The suspension may be rescinded if the registrant or notice-filed branch office submits the requested records to the office. For purposes of s. 120.60(6), failure to provide substantially all of such records constitutes immediate and serious danger to the public health, safety, and welfare.
History.—ss. 10, 15, ch. 85-165; ss. 7, 14, 15, ch. 90-362; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 597, ch. 2003-261; s. 5, ch. 2009-242; s. 4, ch. 2013-202; s. 5, ch. 2015-171.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations

Chapter 517 - Securities Transactions

517.011 - Short Title.

517.021 - Definitions.

517.03 - Rulemaking; Immunity for Acts in Conformity With Rules.

517.051 - Exempt Securities.

517.061 - Exempt Transactions.

517.0611 - Intrastate Crowdfunding.

517.07 - Registration of Securities.

517.072 - Viatical Settlement Investments.

517.075 - Cuba, Prospectus Disclosure of Doing Business With, Required.

517.081 - Registration Procedure.

517.082 - Notification Registration.

517.101 - Consent to Service.

517.111 - Revocation or Denial of Registration of Securities.

517.12 - Registration of Dealers, Associated Persons, Intermediaries, and Investment Advisers.

517.1201 - Notice Filing Requirements for Federal Covered Advisers.

517.1202 - Notice-Filing Requirements for Branch Offices.

517.1205 - Registration of Associated Persons Specific as to Securities Dealer, Investment Adviser, or Federal Covered Adviser Identified at Time of Registration Approval.

517.121 - Books and Records Requirements; Examinations.

517.1215 - Requirements, Rules of Conduct, and Prohibited Business Practices for Investment Advisors and Their Associated Persons.

517.1217 - Rules of Conduct and Prohibited Business Practices for Dealers and Their Associated Persons.

517.122 - Arbitration.

517.131 - Securities Guaranty Fund.

517.141 - Payment From the Fund.

517.151 - Investments of the Fund.

517.161 - Revocation, Denial, or Suspension of Registration of Dealer, Investment Adviser, Intermediary, or Associated Person.

517.1611 - Guidelines.

517.171 - Burden of Proof.

517.181 - Escrow Agreement.

517.191 - Injunction to Restrain Violations; Civil Penalties; Enforcement by Attorney General.

517.201 - Investigations; Examinations; Subpoenas; Hearings; Witnesses.

517.2015 - Confidentiality of Information Relating to Investigations and Examinations.

517.2016 - Public Records Exemption; Examination Techniques or Procedures.

517.211 - Remedies Available in Cases of Unlawful Sale.

517.221 - Cease and Desist Orders.

517.241 - Remedies.

517.275 - Commodities; Prohibited Practices.

517.301 - Fraudulent Transactions; Falsification or Concealment of Facts.

517.302 - Criminal Penalties; Alternative Fine; Anti-Fraud Trust Fund; Time Limitation for Criminal Prosecution.

517.311 - False Representations; Deceptive Words; Enforcement.

517.312 - Securities, Investments, Boiler Rooms; Prohibited Practices; Remedies.

517.313 - Destroying Certain Records; Reproduction.

517.315 - Fees.

517.32 - Exemption From Excise Tax, Certain Obligations to Pay.

517.34 - Protection of Specified Adults.