Section 1707.46. Duties of commissioner of securities

The principal executive officer of the division of securities shall be the commissioner of securities, who shall be appointed by the director of commerce. The commissioner of securities shall enforce all the laws and administrative rules enacted or adopted to regulate the sale of bonds, stocks, and other securities and to prevent fraud in such sales. The commissioner also shall enforce all the laws and administrative rules enacted or adopted to regulate investment advisers, investment adviser representatives, state retirement system investment officers, and the bureau of workers' compensation chief investment officer and to prevent fraud in their acts, practices, and transactions.

The commissioner shall be paid at a rate not less than pay range 47 set out in schedule E-2 of section 124.152 of the Revised Code, to be paid as other operating expenses of the division.

Effective Date: 03-18-1999; 09-15-2004; 09-29-2005