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Number Name Status Rule Category Regulated Entity
Rule G-3 Professional Qualification Requirements
Professional Qualification Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-8 Books and Records to be Made by Brokers, Dealers, and Municipal Securities Dealers and Municipal Advisors
Regulated Entity Administration Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-15 Confirmation, Clearance, Settlement and Other Uniform Practice Requirements with Respect to Transactions with Customers
Uniform Practice Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-40 Advertising by Municipal Advisors
Fair Practice Municipal Advisors, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule G-47 Time of Trade Disclosure
Fair Practice Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
Rule A-13 Underwriting and Transaction Assessments for Brokers, Dealers and Municipal Securities Dealers
Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities
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:
Notice (09/12/2023)
SEC Approves Amended MSRB Rule G-3 Creating an Exemption for Municipal Advisor Representatives from Requalification by Examination and Related Amendments to MSRB Rule G-8
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Compliance Resource (11/19/2025)
Steps for Registering as a Municipal Advisor
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Rule G-8
Last Updated: 03/01/2024
Books and Records to be Made by Brokers, Dealers, and Municipal Securities Dealers and Municipal Advisors

Rule Summary: Requires dealers and municipal advisors to make and keep current certain specified records.

Rule for:

Dealers, Municipal Advisors, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Notice (09/12/2023)
SEC Approves Amended MSRB Rule G-3 Creating an Exemption for Municipal Advisor Representatives from Requalification by Examination and Related Amendments to MSRB Rule G-8
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Notice (05/15/2023)
SEC Approves Amended MSRB Rule G-40 on Advertising by Municipal Advisors, Related Amendments to MSRB Rule G-8(h) on Books and Records to be Made by Municipal Advisors and Related Updates to the MSRB’s FAQs regarding the Use of Social Media
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Rule G-15
Last Updated: 05/28/2024
Confirmation, Clearance, Settlement and Other Uniform Practice Requirements with Respect to Transactions with Customers

Rule Summary: Requires dealers to provide customers with written confirmations of transactions, containing specified information, including mark-ups and mark-downs, and prescribes certain uniform practice procedures for dealers that transact municipal securities business with customers.

Rule for:

Dealers, Bank Dealers, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Notice (05/22/2024)
MSRB to Retire Select Interpretive Guidance Regarding Inter-Dealer Confirmation Disclosures
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Notice (05/30/2023)
MSRB Adopts Amendments to Rules G-12 and G-15, Shortening Regular-Way Settlement for Municipal Securities Transactions to T+1
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Rule G-40
Last Updated: 07/03/2023
Advertising by Municipal Advisors

Rule Summary: Prohibits municipal advisors from publishing false or misleading advertisements concerning the services of the municipal advisor or the engagement of a municipal advisory client or concerning the facilities, services or skills of any municipal advisor, establishes specific content standards for advertisements and requires a municipal advisor principal to approve, in writing, advertisement prior to first use.

Rule for:

Municipal Advisors, Municipal Fund Securities

Status:
Notice (05/15/2023)
SEC Approves Amended MSRB Rule G-40 on Advertising by Municipal Advisors, Related Amendments to MSRB Rule G-8(h) on Books and Records to be Made by Municipal Advisors and Related Updates to the MSRB’s FAQs regarding the Use of Social Media
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Compliance Resource (07/03/2023)
FAQs on Use of Municipal Advisory Client Lists and Case Studies
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Compliance Resource (07/03/2023)
Application of the Content Standards to Advertisements by Municipal Advisors under MSRB Rule G-40
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Compliance Resource (07/03/2023)
Assessing Supervision of Municipal Advisor Advertising Regulations
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Rule G-47
Last Updated: 03/03/2025
Time of Trade Disclosure

Rule Summary: Requires dealers to disclose to customers at or prior to the time of trade all material information known or available publicly through established industry sources.

Rule for:

Dealers, 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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SEC Filing (04/09/2024)
Proposed Rule Change to Amend MSRB Rule G-47, on Time of Trade Disclosure, to Codify and Retire Certain Existing Interpretive Guidance and Add New Time of Trade Disclosure Scenarios
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Notice (07/12/2024)
SEC Approves Amendments to Rule G-47 to Add Three New Time of Trade Disclosure Scenarios, Codify and Consolidate Existing Guidance, Delete Certain Guidance, and Make Technical Amendments
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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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