A. It is unlawful for an individual to transact business in New Mexico as an investment adviser representative unless the individual is registered pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act as an investment adviser representative or is exempt from registration as an investment adviser.

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B. The following individuals are exempt from the registration requirement of Subsection A of this section:

(1)     an individual who is employed by or associated with an investment adviser that is exempt from registration pursuant to Subsection B of Section 403 [58-13C-403 N.M. Stat. Ann.] of the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act or a federal covered investment adviser that is excluded from the notice filing requirements of Section 405 [58-13C-405 N.M. Stat. Ann.] of that act; and

(2)     any other individual exempted by rule adopted or order issued pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act.

C. The registration of an investment adviser representative is not effective while the investment adviser representative is not employed by or associated with an investment adviser registered pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act or a federal covered investment adviser that has made or is required to make a notice filing under that act.

D. The registration of an investment adviser representative is only effective with respect to transactions effected or advice rendered as an employee or agent on behalf of the investment adviser for whom the investment adviser representative is registered.

E. An individual may transact business as an investment adviser representative for more than one investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser unless a rule adopted or order issued pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act prohibits or limits an individual from acting as an investment adviser representative for more than one investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser.

F. It is unlawful for an individual acting as an investment adviser representative, directly or indirectly, to conduct business in New Mexico on behalf of an investment adviser or a federal covered investment adviser if the registration of the individual as an investment adviser representative is suspended or revoked or the individual is barred from employment or association with an investment adviser or a federal covered investment adviser by an order of the director pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act, the securities and exchange commission or a self-regulatory organization. Upon request from an investment adviser or a federal covered investment adviser and for good cause, the director, by order issued, may waive, in whole or in part, the application of the requirements of this subsection to the investment adviser or the federal covered investment adviser.

G. An investment adviser registered pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act, a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice pursuant to Section 405 of that act or a broker-dealer registered pursuant to that act is not required to employ or associate with an individual as an investment adviser representative if the only compensation paid to the individual for a referral of investment advisory clients is paid to an investment adviser registered pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act, a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice pursuant to Section 405 of that act or a broker-dealer registered pursuant to that act with which the individual is employed or associated as an investment adviser representative, subject to such conditions as the director may impose by rule or by order.