Being a franchisor means being subject to significant regulation of the relationship with your franchisees.
- Pre-sale registration and disclosure
- Federal: 16 CFR Part 436
- State
- Pre-sale disclosure: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin
- Pre-sale registration: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin
- Statutes: Corp. Code §§ 31000, et seq.; Hawaii Rev. Stat., §§ 482E-1, et seq.; 815 ILCS §§ 705/1, et seq.; Ind. Code, §§ 23-2-2.51 §§ 1, et seq.; Md. Code Ann. Bus. Reg. §§ 14-201, et seq.; Mich. Comp. Laws, §§ 445.1501, et seq.; Minn. Stat., ch. 80C; N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law, §§ 680 , et seq.; N.D. Cent. Code, ch. 51-19; Ore. Rev. Stat., ch. 650; R.I. Gen. Laws, §§ 19-28-1-1, et seq.; S.D. Laws, §§ 37-5A-1, et seq.; Va. Code §§ 13.1-557 et seq.; Wash. Rev. Code, ch. 19.100; Wis. Stat. ch. 553.