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Number Name Status Rule Category Regulated Entity
Rule G-17 Conduct of Municipal Securities and Municipal Advisory Activities
Fair Practice Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-20 Gifts, Gratuities, Non-Cash Compensation and Expenses of Issuance
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, 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-18 Mandatory Participation in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Testing
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Rule D-11 "Associated Persons"
Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers
Rule G-17
Last Updated: 11/06/2019
Conduct of Municipal Securities and Municipal Advisory Activities

Rule Summary: Requires dealers and municipal advisors to deal fairly with all persons and not to engage in any deceptive, dishonest or unfair practice.

Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Request for Comment (12/11/2024)
Concept Release: MSRB Requests Comment on Potential Modernization of Municipal Fund Securities Disclosure Obligations
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Guidance (03/03/2025)
Time of Trade Disclosures in Inter-Dealer Transactions
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Rule G-20
Last Updated: 06/25/2020
Gifts, Gratuities, Non-Cash Compensation and Expenses of Issuance

Rule Summary: Prohibits dealers and municipal advisors from giving gifts or providing services in excess of $100 to another person in relation to the municipal securities activities of such person’s employer and limits the giving and acceptance of non-cash compensation by dealers, subject to exceptions.

Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers

Status:
Request for Comment (04/23/2026)
Request for Comment on Draft Amendments to MSRB Rules to Retire Financial Advisor Terminology Pursuant to the MSRB’s Municipal Advisor Retrospective Rule Review (as revised on May 6, 2026)
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SEC Filing (05/01/2026)
Proposed Rule Change Consisting of Amendments to MSRB Rule G-20 to Revise the MSRB’s Gift and Gratuities Requirements to Preserve Alignment with Amendments to FINRA Rule 3220 and to Make Certain Technical Amendments
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Notice (05/06/2026)
Correction to MSRB Notice 2026-03 Requesting Comments on Draft Amendments to MSRB Rules to Retire Financial Advisor Terminology Pursuant to the MSRB’s Municipal Advisor Retrospective Rule Review
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Notice (05/01/2026)
MSRB Amends Rule G-20 to Increase Gift Limit, Consistent with Recent FINRA Amendments
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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-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-11
Last Updated: No amendment history
"Associated Persons"
Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers

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