Rules; financial statements

(1) In accordance with this section and ORS chapter 183 the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may from time to time make, amend and rescind such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of the Oregon Securities Law. The director may classify securities, persons and matters within the jurisdiction of the director, and prescribe different requirements for different classes. (2) No rule may be made, amended or rescinded unless the director finds that the action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors and consistent with the purposes fairly intended by the provisions of the Oregon Securities Law. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, all financial statements required by the Oregon Securities Law shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The director may by rule prescribe: (a) The form and content of financial statements required under the Oregon Securities Law; (b) The circumstances under which consolidated financial statements shall be filed; and (c) Whether any required financial statements shall be certified by independent or certified public accountants. (4) Subsection (3) of this section does not apply to any broker-dealer that is subject to the financial reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to any federal covered investment adviser or to any state investment adviser that has its principal place of business outside this state and is registered with the state in which the state investment adviser’s principal place of business is located.