Notice of Variances and Waivers

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 18, 2026, the Office of Financial Regulation received a petition for emergency waiver of paragraph 69W-600.0024(6) from Henry De Matos. The emergency petition seeks a Waiver of paragraph 69W-600.0024(6) which requires an associated person of an investment adviser or federal covered adviser to provide the Office with one of the following: 

1. Proof of passing, within two years of the date of application for registration, the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (Series 65); or 2. Proof of passing, within two years of the date of application for registration, the General Securities Representative Examination (Series 7), the Uniform Combined State Law Examination (Series 66), and proof of passing within four years of the date of application for registration, the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Examination. Comments on this emergency petition should be filed with the Agency Clerk, Office of Financial Regulation, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-8050, (850) 410-9889, Agency.Clerk@flofr.gov within 5 days of publication of this notice.

A copy of the emergency petition for waiver may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Office of Financial Regulation, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-8050, (850)410-9889, Agency.Clerk@flofr.gov.