Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 1707 · 77 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (A) Whenever the context requires it, "division" or "division of securities" may be read as "director of commerce" or as "commissioner of securities." (B) "Security" means any certificate or instrument, or any oral, written, or electronic agreement, understanding, or opportunity, that represent…
(A) "Exempt," as used in this section, means exempt from sections 1707.08 to 1707.11 and 1707.39 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the following securities are exempt, if the issuer or guarantor has the power of taxation or assessment for the purpose of paying the obliga…
(A) As used in this section, "exempt" means that, except in the case of securities the right to buy, sell, or deal in which has been suspended or revoked under an existing order of the division of securities under section 1707.13 of the Revised Code or under a cease and desist order under division (G) of section 1707.2…
(A) The division of securities may consider and conduct hearings upon any plan of reorganization, recapitalization, or refinancing of a corporation organized under the laws of this state, or having its principal place of business within this state, when such plan is proposed by such corporation or by any of its shareho…
(A)(1) No control bid for any securities of a subject company shall be made pursuant to a tender offer or request or invitation for tenders until the offeror files with the division of securities the information prescribed in division (A)(2) of this section. The offeror shall deliver a copy of the information specified…
(A) No person who makes or opposes a control bid to offerees in this state shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;…
(A) For the purpose of preventing manipulative practices by a person who makes a proposal, or publicly discloses the intention or possibility of making a proposal, to acquire control of a corporation formed under the laws of this state, any profit realized, directly or indirectly, from the disposition of any equity sec…
As used in sections 1707.05 to 1707.058 of the Revised Code: (A) "OhioInvests issuer" means an entity organized under the laws of this state, other than a general partnership, that meets all of the following requirements: (1) The entity satisfies the requirements of 17 C.F.R. 230.147A. (2) The entity meets at least one…
Subject to section 1707.058 of the Revised Code, the offer, sale, and issuance of securities is exempt from the requirements of sections 1707.08 to 1707.11 of the Revised Code if all of the following conditions are met: (A) The issuer is an OhioInvests issuer on the date that its securities are first offered for sale i…
The disclosure document provided to each prospective purchaser through an OhioInvests portal shall contain all of the following: (A) The following information regarding the OhioInvests issuer: (1) The type of entity it is; (2) The address and telephone number of its principal office; (3) Its formation history for the p…
The certification obtained by the portal operator from each prospective purchaser through an OhioInvests portal shall, at a minimum, state the following: "I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT: If I make an investment in an offering through this OhioInvests portal, it is very likely that I am investing in a high-risk, spec…
(A) No person other than a dealer licensed under this chapter shall offer or sell securities pursuant to an OhioInvests offering or otherwise act as a portal operator unless the person is licensed as a portal operator by the division of securities or is transacting business through a portal operator licensed by the div…
No portal operator that is not also a licensed dealer shall do any of the following: (A) Offer investment advice or recommendations, or solicit the purchase or sale of securities. For purposes of this division, a portal operator shall not be considered to be offering investment advice or recommendations merely because…
(A) Each portal operator shall do all of the following: (1) Provide the division of securities with read-only access to the administrative sections of its OhioInvests portal; (2) Upon the written request of the division, furnish to the division any of the records required to be maintained and preserved under section 17…
(A) Each portal operator shall maintain and preserve, for a period of at least five years from either the date of the closing or date of the termination of the securities offering, all of the following: (1) The name of each issuer whose securities have been listed on its OhioInvests portal and the full name, residentia…
(A) As used in this section, "affiliated party" means any of the following: (1) Any predecessor to the issuer; (2) Any affiliated issuer; (3) Any director, executive officer, other officer participating in the offering, general partner, or managing member of the issuer; (4) Any beneficial owner of twenty per cent or mo…
(A) The following transactions in securities may be carried out upon compliance with sections 1707.08 and 1707.11 of the Revised Code:(1) The sale of its securities by a corporation may be so carried out when no part of the securities to be sold is issued directly or indirectly in payment or exchange for intangible pro…
(A) The transactions enumerated in section 1707.06 of the Revised Code may be consummated on compliance with this section and section 1707.11 of the Revised Code. (B) A description, verified either by the oath of the individual filing it or of any individual having knowledge of the facts, shall be filed with the divisi…
(A)(1) All securities, except those enumerated in section 1707.02 of the Revised Code and those that are the subject matter of a transaction permitted by section 1707.03, 1707.04, or 1707.06 of the Revised Code, shall be qualified in the manner provided by this section before being sold in this state.(2) Applications f…
(A) Any security for which a registration statement has been filed pursuant to Section 6 of the Securities Act of 1933 or for which a notification form and offering circular has been filed pursuant to regulation A of the general rules and regulations of the securities and exchange commission, 17 C.F.R. sections 230.251…
(A) For the purposes of selling securities in this state, except securities that are the subject matter of transactions enumerated in section 1707.03 of the Revised Code, an investment company, as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, that is registered or has filed a registration statement with the securities…
Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code, or any rule adopted by the division of securities under that chapter, requiring a signature or verification, the division may provide by rule for the electronic filing or submission of any form, document, material, or information that is required or pe…
Any securities required by sections 1707.01 to 1707.50, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to be registered by qualification before being sold in this state may be offered for sale and sold preliminary to and pending their full qualification, where the division of securities is satisfied that the issuer is solvent and of…
(A) Each person that is not organized under the laws of this state, that is not licensed under section 1703.03 of the Revised Code, or that does not have its principal place of business in this state, shall submit to the division of securities an irrevocable consent to service of process, as described in division (B) o…
(A) Except for offering materials filed with the division of securities in connection with exempt transactions under divisions (Q) and (W) of section 1707.03 of the Revised Code, all applications and other papers filed with the division shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times, except for unreasonable or imp…