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Number Name Status Rule Category Regulated Entity
Rule G-2 Standards of Professional Qualification
Professional Qualification Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Rule G-3 Professional Qualification Requirements
Professional Qualification Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-12 Uniform Practice
Dealers, Bank Dealers
Rule G-14 Reports of Sales or Purchases
Market Transparency Dealers, Bank Dealers
Rule G-16 Periodic Compliance Examination
Regulated Entity Administration Dealers, Bank Dealers
Rule G-46 Duties of Solicitor Municipal Advisors
Fair Practice Municipal Advisors, General Public, Issuers
Rule A-11 Assessments for Municipal Advisor Professionals
Municipal Advisors
Rule A-12 Registration
Dealers, Municipal Advisors
Rule A-13 Underwriting and Transaction Assessments for Brokers, Dealers and Municipal Securities Dealers
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule A-18 Mandatory Participation in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Testing
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
IF-1 Real-Time Transaction Reporting and Price Dissemination (The "Real-Time Transaction Reporting System" or "RTRS")
Rule G-2
Last Updated: 02/26/2015
Standards of Professional Qualification

Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from effecting transactions in municipal securities and municipal advisors from engaging in municipal advisory activities unless they and their associated personnel are qualified in accordance with MSRB rules.

Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers

Status:
Compliance Resource (11/19/2025)
Steps for Registering as a Municipal Advisor
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Rule G-3
Last Updated: 10/12/2023
Professional Qualification Requirements

Rule Summary: Establishes professional qualification and continuing education requirements for, and specifies the number of supervisory personnel who must be associated with, dealers and municipal advisors.

Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Compliance Resource (11/19/2025)
Steps for Registering as a Municipal Advisor
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Rule G-12
Last Updated: 10/01/2025
Uniform Practice

Rule Summary: Establishes uniform industry practices for the processing, clearance and settlement of transactions between dealers in municipal securities.

Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
SEC Filing (06/10/2025)
Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule G-14 RTRS Procedures under MSRB Rule G-14 Regarding the Timing of Reporting Transactions in Municipal Securities to the MSRB and to Make a Related Amendment to Rule G-12
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Notice (09/17/2025)
SEC Approves Amendments to MSRB Rule G-14 on Reporting of Transaction Prices
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Rule G-14
Last Updated: 10/01/2025
Reports of Sales or Purchases

Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers from distributing or publishing reports of purchases or sales of municipal securities unless the report is made with knowledge or reason to believe that the transaction was effected, and without any reason to believe that the reported transaction is fictitious, or in furtherance of any fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative purpose, and establishes transaction reporting requirements and procedures.

Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
Guidance (09/05/2025)
Applicability of Trade Reporting for Certain Allocations to Customer Accounts By Dually-Registered Broker-Dealers/Investment Advisers
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SEC Filing (06/10/2025)
Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule G-14 RTRS Procedures under MSRB Rule G-14 Regarding the Timing of Reporting Transactions in Municipal Securities to the MSRB and to Make a Related Amendment to Rule G-12
View SEC Filing
Notice (09/17/2025)
SEC Approves Amendments to MSRB Rule G-14 on Reporting of Transaction Prices
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Rule G-16
Last Updated: 12/09/2020
Periodic Compliance Examination

Rule Summary: Sets forth minimum scope and frequency of periodic compliance examinations of dealers by a registered securities association and bank regulators.

Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
Rule G-46
Last Updated: 03/01/2024
Duties of Solicitor Municipal Advisors

Rule Summary: Establishes the core standards of conduct for solicitor municipal advisors when engaging in solicitation activities that would require them to register with the SEC and the MSRB as municipal advisors.

Rule for:

Municipal Advisors, General Public, Issuers

Status:
Rule A-11
Last Updated: 01/01/2026
Assessments for Municipal Advisor Professionals
Rule for:

Municipal Advisors

Status:
SEC Filing (09/30/2025)
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rules A-11 and A-13 Pursuant to a Multi-Year Rate Card and to Make Related Technical Amendments
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Notice (12/22/2025)
SEC Approves Amendments to MSRB Rules A-11 and A-13 Establishing New Multi-Year Rate Card Fees for Dealers and Municipal Advisors
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Rule A-12
Last Updated: 08/09/2022
Registration
Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors

Status:
Compliance Resource (11/19/2025)
Steps for Registering as a Municipal Advisor
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Rule A-13
Last Updated: 01/01/2026
Underwriting and Transaction Assessments for Brokers, Dealers and Municipal Securities Dealers
Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
SEC Filing (09/30/2025)
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rules A-11 and A-13 Pursuant to a Multi-Year Rate Card and to Make Related Technical Amendments
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Notice (12/22/2025)
SEC Approves Amendments to MSRB Rules A-11 and A-13 Establishing New Multi-Year Rate Card Fees for Dealers and Municipal Advisors
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Rule A-18
Last Updated: No amendment history
Mandatory Participation in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Testing
Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers

Status:
Notice (01/16/2026)
Designation Information Regarding Mandatory Participation in Business Continuity and Disaster Testing
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Notice (01/17/2025)
Designation Information Regarding Mandatory Participation in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Testing
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IF-1
Last Updated: 10/01/2025
Real-Time Transaction Reporting and Price Dissemination (The "Real-Time Transaction Reporting System" or "RTRS")
Status:
Notice (09/17/2025)
SEC Approves Amendments to MSRB Rule G-14 on Reporting of Transaction Prices
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