If the director finds that any registrant or applicant for registration is no longer in existence or has ceased to do business as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, investment adviser representative, or salesperson, or is subject to an adjudication of mental incompetence or to the control of a committee, conservator, or guardian, or cannot be located after reasonable search, the director may by order cancel the registration or application.

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FindingsConstruction1994 c 256: See RCW 43.320.007.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 21.20.130

  • Broker-dealer: means any person engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the account of others or for that person's own account. See Washington Code 21.20.005
  • Director: means the director of financial institutions of this state. See Washington Code 21.20.005
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Investment adviser: means any person who, for compensation, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or as to the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities, or who, for compensation and as a part of a regular business, issues or promulgates analyses or reports concerning securities. See Washington Code 21.20.005
  • Investment adviser representative: means any partner, officer, director, or a person occupying similar status or performing similar functions, or other individual, who is employed by or associated with an investment adviser, and who does any of the following:
Washington Code 21.20.005
  • Salesperson: means any individual other than a broker-dealer who represents a broker-dealer or issuer in effecting or attempting to effect sales of securities. See Washington Code 21.20.005