(a) Notice of Suspension, Cancellation or Bar
(1) If a member, person associated with a member or person subject to FINRA's jurisdiction fails to comply with a temporary or permanent cease and desist order issued under the
Rule 9200,
9300 or
9800 Series, FINRA staff, after receiving written authorization from FINRA's Chief Executive Officer or such other senior officer as the Chief Executive Officer may designate, may issue a notice to such member or person stating that the failure to comply with the temporary or permanent cease and desist order within seven days of service of the notice will result in a suspension or cancellation of membership or a suspension or bar from associating with any member.
(2) If a respondent fails to comply with conditions or restrictions imposed pursuant to Rule 9285 by a Hearing Officer or the Review Subcommittee, FINRA staff may issue a notice to a respondent stating that the failure to comply with the conditions or restrictions within seven days of service of the notice will result in a suspension or cancellation of membership or a suspension or bar from associating with any member.
(b) Service of Notice
FINRA staff shall serve the member or person subject to a notice issued under this Rule (or upon counsel representing the member or person, or other person authorized to represent others under
Rule 9141, when counsel or other person authorized to represent others under
Rule 9141 agrees to accept service for the member or person) by facsimile,
email, overnight courier or personal delivery. Papers served on a member, person or counsel for such member or person, or other person authorized to represent others under
Rule 9141 by overnight courier or personal delivery shall conform to paragraphs (a)(1) and (3) and, with respect to a member or person, (b)(1) and (2) of
Rule 9134. Papers served on a member by facsimile shall be sent to the
member's facsimile number listed in the
FINRA Contact System submitted to FINRA pursuant to Article 4, Section III of the FINRA By-Laws, except that, if FINRA staff has actual knowledge that
a member's FINRA Contact System facsimile number is out of date, duplicate copies shall be sent to the
member by overnight courier or personal delivery in conformity with paragraphs (a)(1) and (3) and (b)(2) of
Rule 9134.
Papers served on a member by email shall be sent to the member's email address listed in the FINRA Contact System submitted to FINRA pursuant to Article 4, Section III of the FINRA By-Laws and shall also be served by either overnight courier or personal delivery in conformity with paragraphs (a)(1) and (3) and (b)(2) of Rule 9134. Papers served on a person by facsimile
or email shall be sent to the person's last known facsimile number
or email address and shall also be served by either overnight courier or personal delivery in conformity with paragraphs (a)(1) and (3) and (b)(1) of
Rule 9134. Papers served on counsel for a member or person, or other person authorized to represent others under
Rule 9141 by facsimile
or email shall be sent to the facsimile number
or email address that counsel or other person authorized to represent others under
Rule 9141 provides and shall also be served by either overnight courier or personal delivery in conformity with paragraphs (a)(1) and (3) of
Rule 9134. A copy of a notice under this Rule that is served on a person associated with a member also shall be served on such member. Service is complete upon sending the notice by facsimile
or email,
sending the notice by overnight courier or delivering it in person, except that, where duplicate service is required, service is complete upon sending the duplicate service.
(c) Contents of Notice
(1) A notice issued pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of this Rule shall explicitly identify the provision of the permanent or temporary cease and desist order that is alleged to have been violated and shall contain a statement of facts specifying the alleged violation. The notice shall state when the FINRA action will take effect and explain what the respondent must do to avoid such action. The notice shall state that the respondent may file a written request for a hearing with the Office of Hearing Officers pursuant to
Rule 9559. The notice also shall inform the respondent of the applicable deadline for filing a request for a hearing and shall state that a request for a hearing must set forth with specificity any and all defenses to the FINRA action. In addition, the notice shall explain that, pursuant to Rules
8310(a) and
9559(n), a Hearing Officer or, if applicable, Hearing Panel, may approve, modify or withdraw any and all sanctions or limitations imposed by the notice, and may impose any other fitting sanction.
(2) A notice issued pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this Rule shall explicitly identify conditions or restrictions that are alleged to have been violated and shall contain a statement of facts specifying the alleged violation. The notice shall state when the FINRA action will take effect and explain what the respondent must do to avoid such action. The notice shall state that the respondent may file a written request for a hearing with the Office of Hearing Officers pursuant to Rule 9559. The notice also shall inform the respondent of the applicable deadline for filing a request for a hearing and shall state that a request for a hearing must set forth with specificity any and all defenses to the FINRA action. In addition, the notice shall explain that, pursuant to Rules 8310(a) and 9559(n), a Hearing Officer or, if applicable, Hearing Panel, may approve, modify or withdraw any and all sanctions imposed by the notice, and may impose any other fitting sanction.
(d) Effective Date of Suspension, Cancellation or Bar
The suspension, cancellation or bar referenced in a notice issued and served under this Rule shall become effective seven days after service of the notice, unless stayed by a request for a hearing pursuant to
Rule 9559.
(e) Request for a Hearing
A member served with a notice under this Rule may file with the Office of Hearing Officers a written request for a hearing pursuant to
Rule 9559. A request for a hearing shall be made before the effective date of the notice, as indicated in paragraph (d) of this Rule. A request for a hearing must set forth with specificity any and all defenses to the FINRA action.
(f) Failure to Request Hearing
If a member or person does not timely request a hearing, the suspension, cancellation or bar specified in the notice shall become effective seven days after the service of the notice and the notice shall constitute final FINRA action.
(g) Request for Termination of the Suspension
A member or person subject to a suspension imposed after the process described in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this Rule may file a written request for termination of the suspension on the ground of full compliance with the notice or decision. Such request shall be filed with the head of the FINRA department or office that issued the notice or, if another FINRA department or office is named as the party handling the matter on behalf of the issuing department or office, with the head of the FINRA department or office that is so designated. The appropriate head of the department or office may grant relief for good cause shown.
(h) Subsequent Proceedings
If a member, person associated with a member or person subject to FINRA's jurisdiction fails to comply with a temporary or permanent cease and desist order issued under the Rule 9200, 9300, or 9800 Series, and has previously been served under paragraph (a) of this Rule with a notice for a failure to comply with any provision of the same temporary or permanent cease and desist order, FINRA staff, after receiving written authorization from FINRA's Chief Executive Officer or such other senior officer as the Chief Executive Officer may designate, may file a petition with the Office of Hearing Officers seeking a hearing pursuant to Rule 9559 and the imposition of any fitting sanctions for such member's or person's failure to comply with the temporary or permanent cease and desist order. (1) The petition shall be served in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Rule, and it shall be filed with the Office of Hearing Officers.
(2) The petition shall explicitly identify the provision of the permanent or temporary cease and desist order that is alleged to have been violated, contain a statement of facts specifying the alleged violation, describe with particularity the sanctions that FINRA staff seeks to have imposed, and note that a hearing under Rule 9559 is requested. FINRA staff may seek the imposition of any fitting sanction. (3) Upon the filing of the petition, Rule 9559 shall govern the proceeding. Respondent's full compliance with the temporary or permanent cease and desist order is not a ground for dismissing a proceeding brought pursuant to this paragraph (h). (4) The FINRA Department that filed the petition can withdraw it without prejudice and shall be permitted to refile a petition based on allegations concerning the same facts and circumstances that are set forth in the withdrawn petition.
