Purpose


The proposed rule amendment updates procedures in the processing of applications to reflect statutory changes as a result of Chapters 2013-201 and 2013-202, Laws of Florida. The proposed amendment: 1) strikes a fingerprint card form that is no longer required as a result of fingerprint processing changes in Ch. 2013-201, Laws of Florida, 2) updates procedures for certain branch offices conducting securities transactions to reflect that such offices shall notice file rather than register with the Office of Financial Regulation, as set forth in Ch. 2013-202, Laws of Florida, 3) adopts and incorporates by reference an updated Form ADV-W (11/2010); 4) updates the title of the rule to add "and Notice-Filing", and 5) updates abbreviations and acronyms and other minor formatting changes in the rule for consistency with other rules.