| 8.__Effective period.__Except while a stop order is in effect |
| under section 16306, a registration statement is effective for |
| one year after its effective date or for any longer period |
| designated in an order under this chapter during which the |
| security is being offered or distributed in a nonexempted |
| transaction by or for the account of the issuer or other person |
| on whose behalf the offering is being made or by an underwriter |
| or broker-dealer that is still offering part of an unsold |
| allotment or subscription taken as a participant in the |
| distribution. For the purposes of a nonissuer transaction, all |
| outstanding securities of the same class identified in the |
| registration statement as a security registered under this |
| chapter are considered to be registered while the registration |
| statement is effective. If any securities of the same class are |
| outstanding, a registration statement may not be withdrawn until |
| one year after its effective date. A registration statement may |
| be withdrawn only with the approval of the administrator. |