# 17 C.F.R. § 240.15Ba1-4 (2026): Withdrawal from municipal advisor registration > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T17_P240_S240_15Ba1_4 ## Section - **Citation:** 17 C.F.R. § 240.15Ba1-4 (2026) - **Heading:** Withdrawal from municipal advisor registration - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 17 CFR: Commodity and Securities Exchanges / Chapter II: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION / Part 240: GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 / Subpart A: Rules and Regulations Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 / § 240.15Ba1-4: § 240.15Ba1-4 Withdrawal from municipal advisor registration. ## Text (a) Form MA-W. Notice of withdrawal from registration as a municipal advisor shall be filed on Form MA-W (17 CFR 249.1320) in accordance with the instructions to the Form. (b) Electronic filing. Any notice of withdrawal on Form MA-W (17 CFR 249.1320) must be filed electronically. (c) Effective date. A notice of withdrawal from registration shall become effective for all matters on the 60th day after the filing thereof, within such longer period of time as to which the municipal advisor consents or which the Commission by order may determine as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, or within such shorter period of time as the Commission may determine. If a notice of withdrawal from registration is filed at any time subsequent to the date of the issuance of a Commission order instituting proceedings pursuant to section 15B(c) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 o -4(c)) to censure, place limitations on the activities, functions or operations of, or suspend or revoke the registration of, the municipal advisor, or if prior to the effective date of the notice of withdrawal pursuant to this paragraph (c), the Commission institutes such a proceeding or a proceeding to impose terms or conditions upon such withdrawal, the notice of withdrawal shall not become effective pursuant to this paragraph (c) except at such time and upon such terms and conditions as the Commission deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors. (d) Form MA-W is a report. Each Form MA-W (17 CFR 249.1320) required to be filed under this section shall constitute a report within the meaning of sections 15B(c), 17(a), 18(a), 32(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78 o -4(c), 78q(a), 78r(a), 78ff(a)) and other applicable provisions of the Act. 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