191—50.30 (502) Electronic filing with designated entity.
	 50.30(1) Designation. Pursuant to Iowa Code sections 502.406 and 502.608(3)“a,” the administrator designates the IARD operated by FINRA to receive and store filings and collect related fees from investment advisers on behalf of the administrator.
	 50.30(2) Use of IARD. Unless otherwise provided, all investment adviser applications, amendments, reports, notices, related filings and fees required to be filed with the administrator pursuant to the rules promulgated under the Act shall be filed electronically with and transmitted to IARD. The following additional conditions relate to such electronic filings:
	  a.   	 Electronic signature. When a signature or signatures are required by the particular instructions of any filing to be made through IARD, a duly authorized signatory of the applicant, as required, shall affix the duly authorized signatory’s electronic signature to the filing by typing the duly authorized signatory’s name in the appropriate fields and submitting the filing to IARD. Submission of a filing in this manner shall constitute irrefutable evidence of legal signature by any individuals whose names are typed on the filing.
	  b.   	 When filed. Solely for purposes of a filing made through IARD, a document is considered filed with the administrator when all fees are received and the filing is accepted by IARD on behalf of the state.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 502.102(8), 502.406 and 502.608(3)“a.”
[ARC 9169B, IAB 10/20/10, effective 11/24/10]