CFR > Title 17 - Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION > PART 275—RULES AND REGULATIONS, INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940 > 275.203-2—Withdrawal from investment adviser registration.

275.203-2—Withdrawal from investment adviser registration.

(a) Form ADV-W. You must file Form ADV-W ( 17 CFR 279.2) to withdraw from investment adviser registration with the Commission (or to withdraw a pending registration application).
(b) Electronic filing. Once you have filed your Form ADV ( 17 CFR 279.1) (or any amendments to Form ADV) electronically with the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD), any Form ADV-W you file must be filed with the IARD, unless you have received a hardship exemption under § 275.203-3.
(c) Effective date—upon filing. Each Form ADV-W filed under this section is effective upon acceptance by the IARD, provided however that your investment adviser registration will continue for a period of sixty days after acceptance solely for the purpose of commencing a proceeding under section 203(e) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80b-3(e) ).
(d) Filing fees. You do not have to pay a fee to file Form ADV-W through the IARD.
(e) Form ADV-W is a report. Each Form ADV-W required to be filed under this section is a “report” within the meaning of sections 204 and 207 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80b-4 and 80b-7 ).

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[65 FR 57449, Sept. 22, 2000]