Iowa Code
Chapter 502 - UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT (BLUE SKY LAW)
Section 502.302 - Notice filing.

502.302 Notice filing.
1. Required filing of records. With respect to a federal covered security, as defined in section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §77r(b)(2), that is not otherwise exempt under sections 502.201 through 502.203, a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter may require the filing of any or all of the following records:
a. Before the initial offer of a federal covered security in this state, all records that are part of a federal registration statement filed with the securities and exchange commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and a consent to service of process complying with section 502.611 signed by the issuer.
(1) A person who is the issuer of a federal covered security under section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall initially make a notice filing and annually renew a notice filing in this state.
(2) A notice filer shall pay a filing fee in the amount of four hundred dollars when the notice is filed.
b. After the initial offer of the federal covered security in this state, all records that are part of an amendment to a federal registration statement filed with the securities and exchange commission under the Securities Act of 1933.
2. Notice filing effectiveness and renewal. A notice filing under subsection 1 is effective for one year commencing on the later of the notice filing or the effectiveness of the offering filed with the securities and exchange commission. On or before expiration, the issuer may renew a notice filing by filing a copy of those records filed by the issuer with the securities and exchange commission that are required by rule or order under this chapter to be filed and by paying a renewal fee of four hundred dollars. A previously filed consent to service of process complying with section 502.611 may be incorporated by reference in a renewal. A renewed notice filing becomes effective upon the expiration of the filing being renewed.
3. Notice filings for federal covered securities under section 18(b)(4)(F). With respect to a security that is a federal covered security under section 18(b)(4)(F) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §77r(b)(4)(F), a rule under this chapter may require a notice filing by or on behalf of an issuer to include a copy of form D, including the appendix, as promulgated by the securities and exchange commission, and a consent to service of process complying with section 502.611 signed by the issuer not later than fifteen days after the first sale of the federal covered security in this state and the payment of a fee of one hundred dollars; and the payment of a fee of two hundred fifty dollars for any late filing.
4. Stop orders. Except with respect to a federal security under section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §77r(b)(1), if the administrator finds that there is a failure to comply with a notice or fee requirement of this section, the administrator may issue a stop order suspending the offer and sale of a federal covered security in this state. If the deficiency is corrected, the stop order is void as of the time of its issuance and no penalty may be imposed by the administrator.
5. Deposit of fees. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited as provided in section 505.7.
[SS15, §1920-u15, -u16; C24, 27, §8561, 8563, 8571; C31, 35, §8581-c11, -c14; C39, §8581.11, 8581.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §502.11, 502.18; C77, 79, 81, §502.302; 82 Acts, ch 1003, §2]
83 Acts, ch 169, §10, 18; 91 Acts, ch 40, §20 – 22; 94 Acts, ch 1031, §14; 96 Acts, ch 1025, §8; 97 Acts, ch 114, §10; 98 Acts, ch 1106, §5, 24; 99 Acts, ch 166, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 118, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §10, 68; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §57; 2015 Acts, ch 128, §4 – 7, 50, 51; 2018 Acts, ch 1074, §4
Referred to in §502.201, 502.202, 502.203, 502.305, 502.307, 502.610

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