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§ 651. General fraud

It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of security, directly or indirectly: (1) to employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (2) to make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, […]

§ 652. Prohibited conduct in providing investment advice

(a) It is unlawful for a person that advises others, for compensation, either directly or indirectly, or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, or that, for compensation and as part of a regular business, issues or promulgates analyses or reports concerning […]

§ 653. Evidentiary burden

(a) In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion. (b) In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden of […]

§ 654. Filing of sales and advertising literature

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a rule or order under this chapter may require the filing of a prospectus, pamphlet, circular, form letter, advertisement, sales literature, or other advertising communication relating to a security or investment advice, addressed or intended for distribution to prospective investors, including clients or prospective clients of a […]

§ 655. Misleading filings

It is unlawful for a person to make or cause to be made, in a record that is used in an action or proceeding or filed under this chapter, a statement that, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading in a material respect, […]

§ 656. Misrepresentations concerning registration or exception

The filing of an application for registration, a registration statement, a notice filing under this chapter, or the registration of a person, the notice filing by a person, or the registration of a security under this chapter does not constitute a finding by the Administrator that a record filed under this chapter is true, complete, […]

§ 657. Qualified immunity

A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or investment adviser representative is not liable to another broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or investment adviser representative for defamation relating to an alleged untrue statement that is contained in a record required by the Administrator, or designee of the Administrator, the Securities […]

§ 658. Criminal penalties

(a) A person that willfully violates this chapter, or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, except section 654 or the notice filing requirements of section 622 or 635, or that willfully violates section 655 knowing the statement made to be false or misleading in a material respect, upon conviction, shall be fined […]

§ 659. Civil liability

(a) Enforcement of civil liability under this section is subject to the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998. (b) A person is liable to the purchaser if the person sells a security in violation of section 621, or by means of an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a […]

§ 660. Rescission offers

A purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice may not maintain an action under section 659 if: (1) the purchaser, seller, or recipient of investment advice receives in a record, before the action is instituted: (A) an offer stating the respect in which liability under section 659 may have arisen and fairly advising the purchaser, […]