Sec. 1. The Board shall have authority to establish procedures relating to disciplinary proceedings involving members and their associated persons.
Sec. 2. Except as otherwise permitted under these By-Laws or the Act, in any disciplinary proceeding under the Rules of the Corporation, any member or person associated with a member shall be given the opportunity to have a hearing at which such member or person associated with a member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel or by a representative as provided in the Rules of the Corporation. Such persons may present any relevant material in accordance with the Rules of the Corporation. In any such proceeding against a member or against a person associated with a member to determine whether the member or the person associated with a member shall be disciplined:
(a) specific charges shall be brought;
(b) such member or person associated with a member shall be notified of and be given an opportunity to defend against such charges;
(c) a record shall be kept; and
(d) any determination shall include a statement setting forth:
(i) any act or practice, in which such member or person associated with a member may be found to have engaged or which such member or person associated with a member may be found to have omitted;
(ii) the rule, regulation, or statutory provision of which any such act or practice, or omission to act, is deemed to be in violation;
(iii) the basis upon which any findings are made; and
(iv) the sanction imposed.
