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2025 Florida Statutes
SECTION 0616
Disqualification.
Disqualification.
517.0616 Disqualification.—
(1) A registration exemption under s. 517.061(11), s. 517.0611, or s. 517.0612 is not available to an issuer if, at the time the issuer makes an offer for the sale of a security, the issuer; a predecessor of the issuer; an affiliated issuer; a director, executive officer, or other officer of the issuer participating in the offering; a general partner or managing member of the issuer; a beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of the issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power; or a promoter connected with the issuer in any capacity at the time of such sale would be disqualified under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 506(d), 17 C.F.R. s. 230.506(d), as amended.
(2) The disqualification under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 506(d), 17 C.F.R. s. 230.506(d), as amended, does not apply to any other person or entity listed in such rule.
History.—s. 9, ch. 2024-168; s. 5, ch. 2025-28.