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</span>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of a certification or professional designation by a person who has not actually earned or is otherwise ineligible to use such certification or designation;</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of nonexistent or self-conferred certification or professional designation;</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of a certification or professional designation that indicates or implies a level of occupational qualifications obtained through education, training, or experience that the person using the certification or professional designation does not have; and</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of a certification or professional designation that was obtained from a designating or certifying organization that:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:2'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is primarily engaged in the business of instruction in sales and/or marketing;</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:2'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does not have reasonable standards or procedures for assuring the competency of its designees or certificants;</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:2'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;Does not have reasonable standards or procedures for monitoring and disciplining its designees or certificants for improper or unethical conduct; or</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:2'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;Does not have reasonable continuing education requirements for its designees or certificants in order to maintain the designation or certificate.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a rebuttable presumption that a designating or certifying organization is not disqualified solely for purposes of paragraph (1)(d) above when the organization has been accredited by:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The American National Standards Institute;</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The National Commission for Certifying Agencies; or</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;An organization that is on the United States Department of Education's list entitled &quot;Accrediting Agencies Recognized for Title IV Purposes&quot; and the designation or credential issued therefrom does not primarily apply to sales and/or marketing.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;In determining whether a combination of words (or an acronym standing for a combination of words) constitutes a certification or professional designation indicating or implying that a person has special certification or training in advising or servicing senior citizens or retirees, factors to be considered include:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Use of one or more words such as &quot;senior,&quot; &quot;retirement,&quot; &quot;elder,&quot; or like words, combined with one or more words such as &quot;certified,&quot; &quot;registered,&quot; &quot;chartered,&quot; &quot;adviser,&quot; &quot;specialist,&quot; &quot;consultant,&quot; &quot;planner,&quot; or like words, in the name of the certification or professional designation; and</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;The manner in which those words are combined.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this rule, a certification or professional designation does not include a job title within an organization that is licensed or registered by a state or federal financial services regulatory agency, if that job title:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicates seniority or standing within the organization; or</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Specifies an individual's area of specialization within the organization.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>For purposes of this subsection, financial services regulatory agency includes an agency that regulates broker-dealers, investment advisers, or investment companies as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing in this rule limits the director's authority to enforce existing provisions of law.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Source:</b> 37 SDR 112, effective December 9, 2010.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=47-31B-605">47-31B-605(a)(1)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=47-31B-605">47-31B-605(b)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=47-31B-608">47-31B-608(a).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=47-31B-103">47-31B-103</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=47-31B-412">47-31B-412(d)(13).</A><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>