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Section 5 — Elimination of Duplicate Assessments and Fees

Two or more members under substantially the same ownership or control shall be required to pay (1) only one personnel assessment and one system processing fee annually for those individuals employed by more than one of the members; (2) only one fee annually for each branch office registered at the same location by more than one of the members; and (3) one registration fee, one fingerprint processing fee, and one termination fee applicable to each applicant registered or terminated simultaneously with two or more members under substantially the same ownership or control. To establish their eligibility to receive the reduction in fees described herein, members must provide FINRA with information as requested by FINRA and in the format specified by FINRA prior to FINRA's assessment of such fees.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2008-001 eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
Amended by SR-NASD-2003-194 eff. Jan. 6, 2004.
Amended by SR-NASD-2002-182 eff. Dec. 24, 2002.
Amended by SR-NASD-2002-98 eff. July 24, 2002.
Amended by SR-NASD-98-77 eff. Jan 1, 1999.

Selected Notice: 98-89.