Wisconsin Code § 551.408

Termination of employment or association of agent and investment adviser representative and transfer of employment or association
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(1) NOTICE OF
TERMINATION. If an agent registered under this chapter terminates employment by or association with a broker-dealer or issuer, or if an investment adviser representative registered under
this chapter terminates employment by or association with an investment adviser or federal covered investment adviser, or if either registrant terminates activities that require registration as an
agent or investment adviser representative, the broker-dealer, issuer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser
shall promptly file a notice of termination. If the registrant learns
that the broker-dealer, issuer, investment adviser, or federal covered investment adviser has not filed the notice, the registrant
may do so.
(2) TRANSFER OF EMPLOYMENT OR ASSOCIATION. If an agent
registered under this chapter terminates employment by or association with a broker-dealer registered under this chapter and begins employment by or association with another broker-dealer
registered under this chapter; or if an investment adviser representative registered under this chapter terminates employment by
or association with an investment adviser registered under this
chapter or a federal covered investment adviser that has filed a
notice under s. 551.405 and begins employment by or association
with another investment adviser registered under this chapter or a
federal covered investment adviser that has filed a notice under s.
551.405; then upon the filing by or on behalf of the registrant,
within 30 days after the termination, of an application for registration that complies with the requirement of s. 551.406 (1) and
payment of the filing fee required under s. 551.614, the registration of the agent or investment adviser representative is:
(a) Immediately effective as of the date of the completed filing, if the agent’s Central Registration Depository record or successor record or the investment adviser representative’s Investment Adviser Registration Depository record or successor record
does not contain a new or amended disciplinary disclosure within
the previous 12 months.
(b) Temporarily effective as of the date of the completed filing, if the agent’s Central Registration Depository record or successor record or the investment adviser representative’s Investment Adviser Registration Depository record or successor record

contains a new or amended disciplinary disclosure within the
preceding 12 months.
(3) WITHDRAWAL OF TEMPORARY REGISTRATION. The administrator may withdraw a temporary registration if there are or
were grounds for discipline as specified in s. 551.412 and the administrator does so within 30 days after the filing of the application. If the administrator does not withdraw the temporary registration within the 30-day period, registration becomes automatically effective on the 31st day after filing.
(4) POWER TO PREVENT REGISTRATION. The administrator
may prevent the effectiveness of a transfer of an agent or investment adviser representative under sub. (2) (a) or (b) based on the
public interest and the protection of investors.
(5) TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION OR APPLICATION FOR
REGISTRATION. If the administrator determines that a registrant
or applicant for registration is no longer in existence or has ceased
to act as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment
adviser representative, or is the subject of an adjudication of incapacity or is subject to the control of a committee, conservator, or
guardian, or cannot reasonably be located, a rule adopted or order
issued under this chapter may require the registration be canceled
or terminated or the application denied. The administrator may
reinstate a canceled or terminated registration, with or without
hearing, and may make the registration retroactive.

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