Define: Ministerial Acts

The meaning of “Ministerial Acts” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Ministerial Acts defined in a legal contract?

  • Ministerial Acts means those actions that a licensee may carry out that are educational in nature and do not ascend to the level of specific aid on behalf of a consumer. Seen in 37 SEC filings.
  • Ministerial Acts means the routine actions that a licensee can execute for a person, that do not involve discretion or using the licensee's own judgment. Seen in 33 SEC filings.
  • Ministerial Acts means those activities that a licensee may conduct for a consumer that are informative or clerical in nature and do not rise to the level of active representation on a consumer's behalf. Seen in 12 SEC filings.
  • Ministerial Acts means acts of an administrative nature performed by licensees. Seen in 10 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Ministerial Acts means the performance of administrative tasks by a licensee devoid of discretion or personal judgement.

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Relevant Circumstances

  • When a licensee performs tasks for the client with no room for independent decision-making.
  • When a licensee is tasked to perform routine works that require no practice of judgment.

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Genie Definition 2

  • Ministerial Acts means the execution of informative tasks that do not represent active assistance to the consumer by a licensee.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When a licensee communicates factual data or intelligence to the consumer without involving any active assistance.
  • When a licensee operates in an informative role, including but not limited to, helpdesk and customer service roles.

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Ministerial Acts means the performance of administrative tasks by a licensee devoid of discretion or personal judgement.

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