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Number Name Status Rule Category Regulated Entity
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-16 Examination Fees Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Rule A-18 Mandatory Participation in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Testing
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Rule D-8 "Bank Dealer" Dealers, Bank Dealers
Rule D-9 "Customer" Dealers, Bank Dealers
Rule D-10 "Discretionary Account" Dealers, Bank Dealers
Rule D-11 "Associated Persons"
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Rule D-13 "Municipal Advisory Activities" Municipal Advisors
Rule D-14 "Appropriate Regulatory Agency" Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Rule D-15 Sophisticated Municipal Market Professional Dealers, Bank Dealers
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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SEC Filing (11/30/2023)
Proposed Rule Change to Establish the 2024 Rate Card Fees for Dealers and Municipal Advisors Pursuant to MSRB Rules A-11 and A-13 (WITHDRAWN) 
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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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Notice (02/16/2024)
Existing Dealer and Municipal Advisor Fees Maintained Upon Withdrawal of 2024 Annual Rate Card
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Notice (01/30/2024)
Current Dealer and Municipal Advisor Fees Upon SEC Suspension of 2024 Annual Rate Card Fees
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Rule A-16
Last Updated: No amendment history
Examination Fees
Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers

Status:
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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Rule D-8
Last Updated: No amendment history
"Bank Dealer"
Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
Rule D-9
Last Updated: No amendment history
"Customer"
Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
Rule D-10
Last Updated: No amendment history
"Discretionary Account"
Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
Rule D-11
Last Updated: No amendment history
"Associated Persons"
Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers

Status:
Rule D-13
Last Updated: No amendment history
"Municipal Advisory Activities"
Rule for:

Municipal Advisors

Status:
Rule D-14
Last Updated: No amendment history
"Appropriate Regulatory Agency"
Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers

Status:
Rule D-15
Last Updated: No amendment history
Sophisticated Municipal Market Professional
Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers

Status:
Request for Comment (11/03/2025)
Request for Comment on MSRB Rule D-15 Defining the Term Sophisticated Municipal Market Professional
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