Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Broker-Dealers, Agents, Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal Covered Investment Advisers
23-19-4-2. Agent Registration; Exemptions; Restrictions on Employment or Association; Restrictions if No Affiliation

Sec. 2. (a) It is unlawful for an individual to transact business in this state as an agent unless the individual is registered under this article as an agent or is exempt from registration as an agent under subsection (b).
(b) The following individuals are exempt from the registration requirement of subsection (a):
(1) An individual who represents a broker-dealer in effecting transactions in this state limited to those described in Section 15(h)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(h)(2)).
(2) An individual who represents a broker-dealer that is exempt under section 1(b) or 1(d) of this chapter.
(3) An individual who represents an issuer with respect to an offer or sale of the issuer's own securities or those of the issuer's parent or any of the issuer's subsidiaries, and who is not compensated in connection with the individual's participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based, directly or indirectly, on transactions in those securities.
(4) An individual who represents an issuer and who effects transactions in the issuer's securities exempted by IC 23-19-2-2, other than IC 23-19-2-2(11) and IC 23-19-2-2(14).
(5) An individual who represents an issuer that effects transactions solely in federal covered securities of the issuer, but an individual who effects transactions in a federal covered security under Section 18(b)(3) or 18(b)(4)(D) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(3) or 77r(b)(4)(D)) is not exempt if the individual is compensated in connection with the agent's participation by the payment of commissions or other remuneration based, directly or indirectly, on transactions in those securities.
(6) An individual who represents a broker-dealer registered in this state under section 1(a) of this chapter or exempt from registration under section 1(b) of this chapter in the offer and sale of securities for an account of a nonaffiliated federal covered investment adviser with investments under management in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) acting for the account of others under discretionary authority in a signed record.
(7) An individual who represents an issuer in connection with the purchase of the issuer's own securities.
(8) An individual who represents an issuer and who restricts participation to performing clerical or ministerial acts.
(9) Any other individual exempted by rule adopted or order issued under this article.
(c) The registration of an agent is effective only while the agent is employed by or associated with a broker-dealer registered under this article or an issuer that is offering, selling, or purchasing its securities in this state.
(d) It is unlawful for a broker-dealer, or an issuer engaged in offering, selling, or purchasing securities in this state, to employ or associate with an agent who transacts business in this state on behalf of broker-dealers or issuers unless the agent is registered under subsection (a) or exempt from registration under subsection (b).
(e) An individual may not act as an agent for more than one (1) broker-dealer or one (1) issuer at a time, unless the broker-dealer or the issuer for which the agent acts are affiliated by direct or indirect common control or are authorized by rule or order under this article.
As added by P.L.27-2007, SEC.23.