15 U.S.C. § 80b–18a
State regulation of investment advisers
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 80b–18a, State regulation of investment advisers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440192
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Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the jurisdiction of the securities commissioner (or any agency or officer performing like functions) of any State over any security or any person insofar as it does not conflict with the provisions of this subchapter or the rules and regulations thereunder.
No State may enforce any law or regulation that would require an investment adviser to maintain any books or records in addition to those required under the laws of the State in which it maintains its principal office and place of business, if the investment adviser—
No State may enforce any law or regulation that would require an investment adviser to maintain a higher minimum net capital or to post any bond in addition to any that is required under the laws of the State in which it maintains its principal office and place of business, if the investment adviser—
No law of any State or political subdivision thereof requiring the registration, licensing, or qualification as an investment adviser shall require an investment adviser to register with the securities commissioner of the State (or any agency or officer performing like functions) or to comply with such law (other than any provision thereof prohibiting fraudulent conduct) if the investment adviser—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act