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State Guide: Business Opportunity Disclosure Laws

Twenty-three 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 Franchise 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.

STATE California (filing required)

Connecticut (filing required)

Florida (filing required) Georgia (no filing required)

GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Attorney General's Office Public Inquiry Unit P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Toll-free in California only (800) 952-5225 Out-of-state callers (916) 322-3360 E-Mail: piu@doj.

Department of Banking Securities Division 260 Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 Phone: (860) 240-8230 Toll-free: 800-831-7225 Fax: 860-240-8295 Web site: E-mail: sylvia.morgan@po.state.ct.us

Dept. Agri. & Consumer Services Room 110 - Mayo Building Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 488-2221 (800) 342-2176 (in-state only)

Office of Consumer Affairs No. 2 - Martin Luther King Dr. Plaza Level, East Tower Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-3790

Illinois (filing required)

Indiana (filing required)

Iowa (filing required)

Kentucky (filing required)

Louisiana (bond filing req'd)

Maine (filing required)

Mar yland (filing required)

Michigan (notice required)

Minnesota (filing required)

Nebraska (filing required)

New Hampshire (filing required)

Illinois Securities Department Lincoln Tower 520 S. Second St. Suite 200 Springfield, IL 62701 (217)782-2256

Consumer Protection Division Attorney General's Office 219 State House Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-6331

Securities Bureau Second Floor Lucas State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-4441

Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Division 209 St. Clair Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 573-2200

Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Division 2610-A Woodale Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70804 (504) 342-7900

Banking Bureau Securities Division State House - Station 121 Augusta, ME 04333 (207) 624-8551

Attorney General's Office Securities Division 200 St. Paul Pl. - 20th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 (301) 576-6360

Consumer Protection Division Dept. of the Attorney General 670 Law Building Lansing, MI 48913 (517) 373-7117

Department of Commerce Registration Division 133 East 7th Street St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 296-6328

Dept. of Banking & Finance P.O. Box 95006 Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-2171 or (402) 471-3445

Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Div. State House Annex Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3641

North Carolina (filing required)

Ohio (no filing required)

Oklahoma (filing required unless exempt)

South Carolina (filing required) South Dakota (filing required) Texas (filing required)

Utah (filing required) Virginia (no filing required)

Washington (filing required)

Department of Justice Consumer Protection Division P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 (919) 733-3924

Attorney General's Office Consumer Fraud & Crime Section 25th Floor, State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0410 (614) 466-8831 800-282-0515 (in-state only)

Oklahoma Department. of Securities Suite 860, First National Center 120 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (405) 280-7700 (voice) (405) 280-7742 (fax) Internet Site:

Secretary of State's Office P.O. Box 11350 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 734-2169

Division of Securities 910 E. Sioux Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-4013

Secretary of State's Office Statutory Documents Section P.O. Box 13563 Austin, TX 78711 (512) 475-1769

Consumer Protection Division 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 530-6601

Consumer Affairs Office 101 North 8th Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 786-0594 (800) 451-1525 (in-state only)

Department of Financial Institutions Securities Division P.O. Box 9033 Olympia, WA 98507-9033 (206) 753-6928

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