BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WATCHDOG
LIST OF STATES REQUIRING
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
REGISTRATION

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LIST OF STATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY LAWS

THE OVERVIEW OF STATE BIZ OPP REGISTRATION REQUIRED LIST BELOW

1. FRANCHISING - A FRANCHISE REGISTERED AT FEDERAL AND
   STATE LEVEL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE BUSINESS     OPPORTUNITY LAWS = FRANCHISE FED AND STATE MINIMUM $250,000 FOR SMALL FILING.  See List of States with Business Opportunity laws below.

2. MLM - NETWORK MARKETING - MANY OTHER STATE REGS ALSO FEDS AND GENERALLY STATES CONTROL UNDER PRYAMID LAWS AND "PRECEDENT COURT CASES. 

3. PURE BUSINES OPPS OVER $500 MANY TIMES THAT AMOUNT EXPENDED IN SIX MONTHS.  BOTH FEDERAL AND 26 STATES HAVE THE REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER OVER SIX MONTHS. 

A. OTHER STATES MAY HAVE ZERO REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER TO $300 SIX MONTHS REQUIRES A STATE  REGISTRATIONS (just 2) See List of States with Business Opportunity laws below.

B. THOSE COSTING LESS THAN A ABOVE FOR THOSE TWO STATES = SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

C. SAFETY ZONE = REGISTER IN ALL STATES REQUIRING REGISTRATION = $12,000 AND BONDING COST ABOUT $3500  See List of States with Business Opportunity laws below.
AND YES AMC DOES THE REGISTRATIONS.

4. EXAMPLE OF A GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY LAW


LIST OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY STATES
Alaska, California,Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia,  Washington, Wisconsin

Twenty-six states have business opportunity laws. Most of these laws prohibit sales of business opportunities unless the seller gives potential purchasers a pre-sale disclosure document that has first been filed with a designated state agency.

State business opportunity laws typically cover every imaginable type of business opportunity that might be offered. If a business opportunity seller is not required to provide pre-sale disclosures by the Franchise Rule, these disclosures will almost always be required by the laws of the states listed below.

The disclosures required by state business opportunity laws differ, and usually provide more abbreviated information than the FTC’s Franchise and Business Opportunity Rule requires. However, most of these laws provide important rights and remedies for business opportunity investors, including required security bonds to cover investor losses.

If you are considering purchasing a work-at-home or other business opportunity, and reside in a state with a business opportunity law, we encourage you to find out more about the protection provided by your state statute before you invest.


Alaska (filing required)
Attorney General’s Office
Commercial and Fair Business Section

California (filing required)  SELLER ASSISTED MARKETING PLAN NOT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Attorney General's Office

Connecticut (filing required)
Department of Banking
Securities Division

Florida (filing required)
Dept. Agri. & Consumer Services

Georgia
Office of Consumer Affairs

llinois (filing required)
Illinois Securities Department

Indiana (filing required)
Indiana Office of Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division

Iowa (filing required)
requires a full franchise document with audited financials and disclosure prior to sale

Kentucky (filing required)
Office of the Attorney General
Office of Consumer Protection

Louisiana (bond filing req'd)
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section

Maine (filing required)
Banking Bureau
Securities Division

Maryland (filing required)
Attorney General's Office

Michigan (notice required)
Consumer Protection Division
Dept. of the Attorney General

Minnesota (filing required)
Department of Commerce

Nebraska (filing required)
Dept. of Banking & Finance
Commerce Court

New Hampshire (filing required)
Attorney General's Office
Consumer Protection Div.

North Carolina (filing required)
North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State

Ohio
Attorney General's Office
Consumer Protection Section

Oklahoma (filing required unless exempt)
Oklahoma Department. of Securities

South Carolina (filing required)
1205 Pendleton St., Suite 525
Columbia, SC  29201

South Dakota (filing required)
South Dakota Division of Securities

Texas (filing required)
Secretary of State's Office
Statutory Documents Section

Utah (filing required)
Consumer Protection Division

Virginia
Consumer Affairs Office

Washington (filing required)
The Department of Financial Institutions
Securities Division

Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Trade and Consumer Protection



TO CHECK FOR UPDATES HERE IS THE FTC LINK TO STATES WITH BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY LAWS



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