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Ohio securities regulator defends broad licensing, cites enforcement and investor recovery work

Ohio House General Government Committee · September 16, 2025
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Summary

Andrea Seit, Commissioner of the Ohio Division of Securities, told the General Government Committee the division oversees about 267,000 professionals, enforces the Ohio Securities Act (Chapter '17 oh 7' as cited), processed over 9,000 filings last year, and has an investor recovery fund of more than $2 million.

Andrea Seit, commissioner of the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities, summarized the division's licensing universe and enforcement work during a committee review.

"The division's mission is to administer and enforce the Ohio Securities Act," Seit said, referring to the statute and noting the division's authority is set out in what her testimony called "Chapter 17 oh 7 of the Ohio…

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