Federal Government
Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov/bcp/franchise/netfran.htm
State Agencies
North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
http://www.nasaa.org/industry-resources/corporation-finance/franchise-resources/
California Department of Corporations
www.corp.ca.gov/Laws/Franchise/Default.asp
CalEASI (Electronic Access to Securities Information)
www.corp.ca.gov/CalEASI/caleasi.asp
Connecticut Department of Banking (Business Opportunity)
www.ct.gov/dob/cwp/view.asp?a=2230&q=297792&dobNAV_GID=1662
Florida
www.800helpfla.com/bizop.html
Hawaii
http://hawaii.gov/dcca/sec/registration_forms/franchise_filings/?searchterm=franchise
Illinois
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/franchise.html
Indiana
www.in.gov/sos/securities/2806.htm
Maryland
www.oag.state.md.us/Securities/about.htm#franch
Michigan
www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-164-48127-198444–F,00.html
Minnesota
http://mn.gov/commerce/businesses/Franchises/
Minnesota CARDS (Commerce Actions and Regulatory Documents Search)
https://www.cards.commerce.state.mn.us/CARDS/
Nebraska
www.ndbf.ne.gov/busopp/index.shtml
New York State Attorney General’s Office
www.ag.ny.gov/investor-protection/franchisors-franchisees
North Dakota
www.ndsecurities.com
Oregon
www.cbs.state.or.us/external/dfcs/franchises.html
Rhode Island
www.dbr.ri.gov/divisions/securities/franchising.php
South Dakota
http://dlr.sd.gov/securities/franchise_registration.aspx
Texas
www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/statforms.shtml#BOAF
Utah
http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/registrations/businessopps.html
Virginia State Corporation Commission
www.state.va.us/scc/division/srf/index.htm
Washington
www.dfi.wa.gov/sd/franchise.htm
Wisconsin
www.wdfi.org/fi/securities/franchise/default.htm
Wisconsin E-Filing
www.wdfi.org/apps/FranchiseEFiling/default.aspx
State Bar Association Franchise Law Committees
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu2/BusinessLawCommittees/FranchiseDistributionandLicensingLawCommittee/default.htm
Maryland State Bar Association
www.msba.org/sec_comm/sections/business/council.asp?sec=03.08
National Organizations
American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Franchising
www.americanbar.org/groups/franchising.html
International Franchise Association (IFA)
www.franchise.org
International Association of Franchisees and Dealers (IAFD)
www.franchise-info.ca
American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD)
www.aafd.org
International Organizations
International Bar Association
www.ibanet.org/LPD/Intl_Sales_Franchng_Prod_Law/Intl_Franchising/Default.aspx
The European Franchise Federation
http://www.eff-franchise.com/
Canadian Franchise Association
www.cfa.ca
New York Franchise Act – Proposed Changes
The New York State Bar Association approved in January of 2010 a report and proposed changes in the New York franchise laws. The proposed changes would modernize the New York Franchise Act, largely conforming its requirements to those of the Federal Trade Commission’s trade regulation rule on franchising and the franchise laws of other states. Tom Pitegoff was the chair of the legislation subcommittee that wrote the report and the proposed changes in the law and regulations. Here are links to the report of November 10, 2009 and the proposed changes in the law and regulations:
- NYSBA Subcommittee Report
- Proposed Revisions to the NY Franchise Act
- Proposed NY Franchise Regulations
