In the United States, the 1933 Act requires any person selling securities to either register the securities with the SEC or qualify for an exemption from the registration requirement. Section 4(1) exempts from the registration requirement of Section 5 all sales of securities except sales by “issuers, underwriters or dealers.” A number of transactions, whose informational dangers are comparable to those of a public offering, are subject to registration. For example, distributions to public investors by persons acting as agents for the issuer; persons who previously purchased securities from the issuer in private transaction; and persons in a control position with the issuer and control persons. Hence, control persons who wish to sell without registration will comply with SEC Rule 144. Actually, Section 22-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act in Taiwan, has copied Rule 144. The large majority of resale rules, however, do not comply with the principle of SEC rule-based safe harbors for resale. Consequently, this article has proposed regulatory reforms to improve the viability of Section 22-1. In any case, the resale rules of control persons should follow Rule 144.