Montana Code Annotated 2007

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     30-10-326. Notice of activity -- consent to service. (1) A multilevel distribution company with a participant that is a resident of this state shall file with the securities commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner:
     (a) an annual notice of the company's operation in this state; and
     (b) an irrevocable consent designating the commissioner as its agent for service of process for any alleged violation of 30-10-325.
     (2) Compliance with this section may not by itself subject a company to the provisions of any other statute of this state or to any taxes, licenses, or fees.
     (3) (a) The commissioner may require a multilevel distribution company to disclose the following substantive information:
     (i) the names, home or business addresses, social security numbers and birth dates, and titles of the multilevel distribution company's officers, directors, and trustees;
     (ii) the corporate name; the headquarters street, mailing, and e-mail addresses, as well as telephone and telefax numbers; and the state of domicile and state of incorporation of the multilevel distribution company; and
     (iii) a detailed description of the levels of distribution in the multilevel distribution company, the manner of compensating participants, and the compensation structure of the marketing plan.
     (b) The commissioner may not release to the public the social security numbers of officers, directors, or trustees of a multilevel distribution company.
     (4) This section does not preclude the commissioner from obtaining additional information required of participants or multilevel distribution companies during the course of an investigation or proceeding initiated under this chapter.
     (5) Compliance with this chapter does not confer upon a multilevel distribution company any license or registration or signify that the state has sanctioned, approved, or endorsed a multilevel distribution company or its sales plan or operation.
     (6) A multilevel distribution company or any individual or entity affiliated with a multilevel distribution company may not represent that the multilevel distribution company, individual, or entity is licensed, registered, sanctioned, approved, or endorsed in this state by virtue of compliance with 30-10-325 and this section.
     (7) A multilevel distribution company or any individual or entity affiliated with a multilevel distribution company that violates subsection (6) is subject to the fines, injunctions, and other remedies specified in 30-10-305.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 74, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 322, L. 2001.

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