# Business opportunity laws by state: what 25 statutes require of vending sellers

> Twenty-five states add their own rules on top of the federal one, from filing with a state office to a 30-day right to cancel. Each statute is linked below.

- Canonical URL: https://vendingmachinelocater.com/business-opportunity-laws-by-state/
- Publication: Fine Print (https://vendingmachinelocater.com/)
- By: Fine Print Contracts Desk
- Edited by: Don Harrison
- Published: 2026-10-05 (updated 2026-10-07)
- Disclaimer: General information, not legal advice. Laws and contracts vary by state and by situation, and they change. For advice about your situation, talk to a licensed attorney.

Fine Print verified business opportunity statutes in 25 states that can reach vending sellers, 23 of them through a promise to find machine locations. Eighteen make the seller register or file with a state office before selling, 22 set a disclosure deadline of 48 hours to 14 days, and many add bonds and a right to cancel.

*This is general information, not legal advice. Each statute below was read in full on October 5, 2026, from the state legislature's own website or, where noted, a state regulator's copy and a legal publisher. Whether a law reaches a particular sale depends on its facts and its exemptions, so check the linked text and ask a lawyer licensed in your state.*

**At a glance: what the 25 statutes have in common**

| Feature | States | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Registration or disclosure filing before selling | AK, CA, CT, IL, IN, KY, ME, MD, MN, NE, NH, NC, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WA | 18 |
| Only a notice, service-of-process or bond filing | GA, IA, LA, MI | 4 |
| No state filing | FL, OH, VA | 3 |
| Pre-sale disclosure deadline set by statute | All but KY, LA, MI | 22 |
| Security required, in effect, of every covered seller | AK, IN, KY, LA, ME, TX, VA | 7 |
| Cancel for any reason after signing | AK, CA, IN, IA, KY, ME, NE, OH, WA | 9 |

## Which states have business opportunity laws that reach vending sellers?

Twenty-five states have business opportunity statutes that Fine Print verified from the state's own code or, for Georgia, the Attorney General's copy: 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 and Washington. A state missing here is one we did not verify, not one shown to have no law.

| State | Files first | Disclosure | Cancel for any reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Yes | 10 days | 30 days |
| California | Yes | First contact; sheet 48 hours | 3 business days |
| Connecticut | Yes | 10 business days | No |
| Florida | No | 3 working days | No |
| Georgia | Agent only | 48 hours | No |
| Illinois | Yes | 14 days | No |
| Indiana | Yes | 72 hours | 30 days |
| Iowa | Agent only | 10 business days | 3 business days |
| Kentucky | Yes | Before soliciting | 30 days |
| Louisiana | Bond and agent | None set | No |
| Maine | Yes | 72 hours or first meeting | 3 business days |
| Maryland | Yes | 10 business days | No |
| Michigan | Notice only | None set | No |
| Minnesota | Yes | 7 days | No |
| Nebraska | Yes | First contact; 48 hours | 3 business days |
| New Hampshire | Yes | 7 days | No |
| North Carolina | Yes | 48 hours | No |
| Ohio | No | 10 business days | 5 business days |
| Oklahoma | Yes | 10 business days | No |
| South Carolina | Yes | 48 hours | No |
| South Dakota | Yes | 10 business days | No |
| Texas | Yes | 10 business days | No |
| Utah | Yes | 10 business days | No |
| Virginia | No | 48 hours | No |
| Washington | Yes | 48 hours | 7 business days |

"Files first" means a registration or disclosure filing before selling; Georgia and Iowa want only an agent to accept legal papers, Louisiana a bond and an agent, Michigan a short notice. Disclosure times run back from the earlier of signing or paying.

## What does each state's law require?

Each state's law sets its own filing office, payment floor, security rule and exemptions, and the list below gives them for all 25, with the statute linked. A filing is usually a copy of the disclosure document, a fee and a consent naming a state official to accept legal papers for the seller.

Fees shown are statutory; Alaska, Illinois, Texas and Utah leave the fee to the agency. Georgia's official code site would not open on the check date, so Georgia was read from the Attorney General's copy and from FindLaw, a legal publisher; the two agree.

- **Alaska** ([AS 45.66](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.66.010)): register with the Department of Law 30 days before the first offer; $75,000 bond. Covers payments of $250 or more when the seller "or a person recommended by the seller" will provide or help find locations. FTC-rule franchises and inventory at a bona fide wholesale price are exempt.
- **California** ([Civ. Code §§1812.200–1812.221](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&division=3.&title=2.7.&part=4.&chapter=&article=)), a seller assisted marketing plan law: file with the Attorney General 30 days before advertising ($100 a year). Covers a seller of 5 or more plans whose deal costs over $500, under $50,000 up front, with an earnings, market or buy-back claim; a location promise alone is not a trigger. Bond of $50,000 to $300,000 for buy-back claims.
- **Connecticut** ([Gen. Stat. §§36b-60 to 36b-80](https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_672c.htm)): register with the Banking Commissioner ($400). Covers a location promise unless the first year's payments total $200 or less with no income guarantee. $50,000 bond or trust account for income guarantees or refunds.
- **Florida** ([Stat. §§559.80–559.815](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/559.801)): no seller filing. Covers fees over $500 when the seller, or an entity it is affiliated with or refers you to, will find locations, including by supplying names of locator companies. $50,000 bond for guarantees or refunds.
- **Georgia** ([O.C.G.A. §§10-1-410 to 10-1-417](https://consumer.georgia.gov/business-services/multilevel-distribution-companies-sale-business-opportunities), Attorney General's copy; also on [FindLaw](https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-10-commerce-and-trade/ga-code-sect-10-1-410/)): appoint the Secretary of State to accept legal papers ($10). Covers a location promise at any price, locator-company referrals included. $75,000 bond for refund or buy-back promises on deals over $500.
- **Illinois** ([815 ILCS 602](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2364&ChapterID=67)): register with the Secretary of State. Covers a location promise by the seller or "a person recommended by the seller"; sales of $500 or less, sellers worth $1 million and buyers worth $250,000 are exempt from registration and its disclosure. $25,000 net worth, or a bond, for income or refund promises.
- **Indiana** ([IC 24-5-8](https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_24/Article_5/Chapter_8.pdf)): file the disclosure and a bond with the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division ($50); the registration number goes in ads. Covers deals over $500, under $50,000 up front, with an earnings, market or buy-back claim; a location promise is not on the list. Bond of 20 times the initial payment, at least $75,000, unless the seller is worth $5 million.
- **Iowa** ([Code ch. 551A](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/551A.pdf)): file a consent to service with the Secretary of State. Covers more than $500 owed through 6 months of operation when the seller or "a person recommended by the seller" will find locations. No bond; franchises that deliver a franchise disclosure document are exempt.
- **Kentucky** ([KRS 367.801–367.819](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54555)): register with the Attorney General's Office of Consumer Protection ($150), post a bond of at least $75,000 and print the registration number in ads. Covers $500 or more plus an earnings, market, location or buy-back claim. The registration file must be shown to you before any solicitation.
- **Louisiana** ([R.S. 51:1821–1824](https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=104155)): file a $50,000 seller bond, plus $25,000 per sales agent, with the Department of Justice before advertising, and appoint the Secretary of State to accept legal papers. Covers more than $300 owed through 180 days after starting when the seller, or an entity it refers you to, will find locations.
- **Maine** ([32 M.R.S. §§4691–4700-B](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch69-Bsec0.html)): register with the Securities Administrator ($25). Covers more than $250 in any 6 months when the seller or "an affiliated person" will find locations. $30,000 bond or escrow unless the seller keeps a permanent place of business in Maine.
- **Maryland** ([Bus. Reg. §§14-101 to 14-129](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=14-101&enactments=false)): register with the Securities Commissioner in the Attorney General's office ($250). Covers $300 or more through 6 months after opening when the seller, or a person it recommends or refers, will help find locations. $50,000 bond for income guarantees or refunds.
- **Michigan** ([MCL 445.902](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-902) and [445.903b](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-903b)): before the first sale over $500, counting payments to 6 months after it, file a notice with the Attorney General giving the seller's name, address and, if out of state, a consent to service. The definition covers a seller who will find vending locations; a buyer who loses money recovers at least $250.
- **Minnesota** ([Stat. ch. 80C](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/80C/full)): the franchise law treats a location promise by the seller or an affiliate as a franchise, so the seller registers with the Commissioner of Commerce ($400). Fees under $100 a year, and goods at a bona fide wholesale price, do not count. The commissioner can order fees escrowed; damages or rescission suits run 3 years.
- **Nebraska** ([Rev. Stat. §§59-1701 to 59-1762](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=59-1703)), the Seller-Assisted Marketing Plan Act: file the disclosure with the Department of Banking and Finance ($100). Covers, at any price, a seller of 5 or more plans in 24 months who promises locations, vending routes, accounts or income. Bond of $50,000 to $300,000 for buy-back or secured claims.
- **New Hampshire** ([RSA ch. 358-E](https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/358-E/358-E-mrg.htm)): register with the Attorney General ($50). Covers any fee when the seller supplies the goods or machines and promises locations on someone else's property. The Attorney General can require fees held in escrow or a bond.
- **North Carolina** ([Gen. Stat. §§66-94 to 66-100](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_66/Article_19.html)): file with the Secretary of State ($250) before advertising. Covers a location promise at any price. $50,000 bond for guarantees or refunds. Since 2023 a federal franchise disclosure document can serve as the disclosure.
- **Ohio** ([Rev. Code ch. 1334](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-1334)): no filing. Covers initial payments over $500 and under $100,000 through 6 months of operation, not counting goods at bona fide wholesale prices, when you will be given locations or help finding them. $50,000 bond, never below $10,000, for buy-back or secured claims.
- **Oklahoma** ([71 O.S. §§801–829](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=88706)): register with the Department of Securities ($250). Covers more than $500 owed within a year of starting when the seller or "a person recommended by the seller" will find locations. $50,000 net worth for income or refund promises; sellers worth $1 million are exempt from registration.
- **South Carolina** ([Code §§39-57-10 to 39-57-80](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t39c057.php)): file with the Secretary of State ($100, renewed every 2 years) and print "S.S. Reg. No." in ads. Covers fees over $250 with a location promise. $50,000 bond for guarantees or refunds.
- **South Dakota** ([SDCL ch. 37-25A](https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/37-25A)): register with the Division of Insurance ($100). Covers $500 or more through 6 months after opening when the seller, a term that includes "a person recommended by the seller," will find locations. $25,000 net worth, or a bond, for income or refund promises.
- **Texas** ([Bus. & Com. Code ch. 51](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.51.htm)): register with the Secretary of State. Covers deals over $500 only when a profit claim comes with a location, marketing or buy-back promise. $25,000 bond, trust account or letter of credit before any profit claim.
- **Utah** ([Code §§13-15-102 to 13-15-303](https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter15/13-15.html)): obtain a proof-of-disclosure receipt from the Division of Consumer Protection. Covers $500 or more through 6 months when the seller will provide or help find a location, or claims income. No bond; a May 2026 amendment lets the division deny or revoke a receipt.
- **Virginia** ([Code §§59.1-262 to 59.1-269](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title59.1/chapter21/)): no filing. Covers more than $500 with a location promise. $50,000 bond or escrow before the seller makes any of the defining promises.
- **Washington** ([RCW 19.110](https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.110&full=true)): register with the Department of Financial Institutions ($200) and print the registration number in ads. Covers a location promise at any price. $50,000 bond or trust account if income is guaranteed, and no money may change hands before you sign.

## How do state laws treat locators and location promises?

Twenty-three of the 25 statutes treat a promise to provide locations, or to help find them, for vending machines on premises the buyer does not own as one of the triggers. Three go further and name locator companies: Florida, Georgia and Kentucky say that supplying names of locator companies, or collecting a fee for one, counts as helping a buyer find locations.

Others reach the same result through referrals. Alaska, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota cover promises made by "a person recommended" by the seller, Florida and Louisiana cover entities the seller refers you to, and Maine covers "an affiliated person." Minnesota counts a referral to an affiliated location resource, one paid a referral fee included, but not a written list of unaffiliated ones ([§80C.01, subd. 19](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/80C.01)).

Five statutes are built differently, which changes the vending analysis:

- **California and Indiana** are triggered by an earnings, market or buy-back claim; a location promise alone is not on either list ([IC 24-5-8-1](https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_24/Article_5/Chapter_8.pdf)).
- **Texas** needs a profit claim and a location, marketing or buy-back promise together ([§51.003](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.51.htm)).
- **New Hampshire** covers grantors that supply the goods, inventory or machines and also promise locations ([RSA 358-E:1](https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/358-E/358-E-mrg.htm)).
- **Michigan** defines a location promise as a business opportunity but asks the seller only for a notice before the first sale over $500 ([MCL 445.903b](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-903b)).

Two states write a vending-specific ban into their prohibited acts: Florida and Iowa forbid a seller to provide vending locations for which the property owner or lessee has not given written authorization ([Fla. Stat. §559.809](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/559.809); Iowa Code §551A.9). Both also bar misrepresenting a locator's ability to find locations that help the business succeed.

## When does a payment trigger a state business opportunity law?

A payment triggers most state laws once it passes a stated floor, often counted from before you start until 6 months after: $250 in Alaska, Maine and South Carolina, $300 in Maryland and Louisiana, and $500 in thirteen others. Five statutes set no dollar floor for a location promise, Minnesota counts fees of $100 a year, and Connecticut exempts deals of $200 or less without an income guarantee.

How the payment is counted matters too: a dozen states count what you owe through about 6 months of operation, Oklahoma and Connecticut a full year, and Maine any 6-month stretch. Connecticut leaves out payments calculated as a share of the business's revenue ([§36b-65](https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_672c.htm)).

Exemptions matter to operators who already run machines. Iowa, Illinois, Oklahoma and South Dakota exclude a sale to an existing business of goods or services substantially similar to what it already sells, and Alaska a sale of goods the business will resell. Whether buying placements for more machines fits that wording is a fact question; the [FTC rule explainer](https://vendingmachinelocater.com/ftc-business-opportunity-rule-vending/) covers the federal version.

Large sellers can be exempt too, from registration at least. The net-worth lines start at $1 million in Illinois, Oklahoma and South Dakota, then $5 million in Indiana and, on conditions, North Carolina. They rise to $10 million in South Carolina and, with further tests, California; $15 million in Ohio and Georgia, with a track record or public listing; and $25 million in Texas. An empty registration search can therefore mean an exempt seller rather than an unlawful one.

## What security and cancellation rights do buyers get?

State security and exit rules split into two groups. Seven states require a bond or similar security, in effect, from every seller they cover: Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Texas and Virginia. Most of the rest require one only when the seller guarantees income, promises a refund or claims the money is secured, and nine states let a buyer cancel for any reason after signing.

Virginia and Texas reach every covered seller by drafting: Virginia's $50,000 must be in place before any of its defining promises, a location promise included ([§59.1-265](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title59.1/chapter21/)), and Texas's $25,000 before any profit claim, which its definition requires.

Several states also limit how much money a seller can hold before it delivers. Georgia lets a seller collect no more than 15% of the price until 60 days after you start operating ([O.C.G.A. §10-1-412](https://consumer.georgia.gov/business-services/multilevel-distribution-companies-sale-business-opportunities)). Alaska, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska and Ohio cap the payment before delivery at 20% unless the excess is escrowed. Those rules were written for sellers who deliver goods, so how each applies to a location-search fee is a question for counsel; see [when a locator deposit is refundable](https://vendingmachinelocater.com/refundable-vending-locator-deposit/).

The cancel-for-any-reason windows are 30 days in Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky, 7 business days in Washington, 5 in Ohio (where Saturdays count) and 3 in California, Iowa, Maine and Nebraska. Alaska and Kentucky also let a buyer cancel at any time when promised locations are not provided ([AS 45.66.130](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.66.130); [KRS 367.819](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35074)). In Kentucky, section 367.819 gives 30 calendar days, while the rights statement that section 367.816 requires in the contract says 30 business days.

Most statutes also let a buyer void the contract and recover what was paid, usually within 1 year, when the seller misled the buyer or skipped a required step; Connecticut allows 2 years, Ohio and Illinois 3, and New Hampshire 90 days from learning of a filing or disclosure failure. Some set a minimum recovery: the greater of actual damages or $1,500 in Kentucky for false statements, $2,000 in Utah or $250 in Michigan, and in Ohio up to three times actual damages or $10,000, whichever is greater.

Diary these clocks on the day you sign; [how to get a refund from a vending locator](https://vendingmachinelocater.com/vending-locator-refund/) sets out the order in which to use them alongside card disputes and complaints.

## How do state laws fit with the FTC Business Opportunity Rule?

State laws sit on top of the federal rule rather than replacing it. The FTC disclaims any intent to override a state law that protects buyers at least as well, naming registration of disclosure documents as an example, so long as the state's disclosures arrive in their own document ([16 CFR 437.9(b)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-437/section-437.9)). A covered seller can owe both a federal form and a state one.

States handle the overlap differently. Ohio exempts deals that comply in all material respects with the FTC's Business Opportunity or Franchise Rule from most of its chapter, though not from its bond rule for buy-back and secured-investment claims ([R.C. §1334.13](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-1334)). Texas accepts a similar federal document that holds everything Texas requires, and Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Dakota accept franchise-style or federal disclosure documents in some cases.

The federal timing is one week: a covered seller must deliver the one-page form 7 calendar days before you sign or pay. In states with a 10-business-day or 14-day rule, the state deadline is the longer one and controls the earliest date you should be asked for money.

## How do you check a seller against your state's law?

To check a seller, start with the state where you live or will place the machine, since many statutes apply when the buyer lives in the state or the business will operate there. Ask the seller in writing whether it has registered or filed under that state's law, get the registration number, and confirm it with the agency named in the state-by-state list.

**Owner's Checklist for a state law check**

1. Find your state in the summary table and the state-by-state list, and open the linked statute.
2. Ask the seller, by email, whether it treats your purchase as covered by that law, and if not, why not.
3. If it says it is exempt, ask which exemption it claims, such as a net-worth line, and find that exemption in the statute.
4. If it is registered, ask for the number and confirm it with the agency; in Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina and Washington it should already be in the advertising.
5. Check whether a bond is required and, if so, ask for the surety's name so you can confirm the bond is current.
6. Note the disclosure deadline and do not sign or pay before it passes.
7. Diary any cancellation or rescission window from the day you sign.

Treat a vague answer as an answer, and as one of the [red flags to walk away from](https://vendingmachinelocater.com/vending-locator-red-flags/). A registered seller can usually say so in one line, so add the question to your [questions to ask a vending locator](https://vendingmachinelocater.com/questions-to-ask-vending-locator/). The clauses that should carry these promises into your contract are laid out in the [clause-by-clause contract guide](https://vendingmachinelocater.com/vending-locator-contract/).

Business opportunity registration is separate from the permits a machine needs once it is placed, and the two are easy to conflate. [PinPoint Vending's rundown of vending licenses and permits](https://pinpoint-vending.com/blog/vending-machine-licenses-and-permits) counts four stacked on top of an EIN: a city or county business license, a state sales-tax permit, a per-machine decal running from a few dollars to about $50, and a health permit it puts at $50 to $300 in many counties. It gives Maryland at $2.50 per machine a year and a Texas $60 decal that applies to claw and prize machines rather than snack and drink ones.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which states have business opportunity laws?

Fine Print verified 25: 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 and Washington. A state missing from that list is one we did not verify, not necessarily one without a law.

### Do I have a right to cancel a business opportunity purchase?

In some states, if the state's law covers the sale. Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky allow 30 days to cancel for any reason, Washington 7 business days, Ohio 5, and California, Iowa, Maine and Nebraska 3. The federal rule has a 7-day wait before you sign but no right to cancel afterward.

### What is a seller-assisted marketing plan law?

It is the name California and Nebraska give their business opportunity statutes. California's reaches sales with a total initial payment over $500, and less than $50,000 paid up front, tied to an earnings, market or buy-back claim; Nebraska's reaches sellers who promise locations, accounts or income and sell five or more plans in 24 months.

### How do I check whether a business opportunity seller is registered in my state?

Ask the seller for its state registration or filing number, then confirm it with the agency listed for your state, such as the Secretary of State in Texas or the Department of Financial Institutions in Washington. Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina and Washington require that number in the seller's advertising.

### Does a state law replace the FTC Business Opportunity Rule?

No. The federal rule says it does not preempt state laws that protect buyers equally or better, so a seller can owe both the federal one-page form and a separate state disclosure. Ohio adds a twist: it exempts sales that comply with the federal rule from most of its own chapter.

## Next step

Open your state's statute from the state-by-state list and write down three things before you pay any locator: whether the seller must file with a state office, how many days ahead you must receive a disclosure, and how long you have to cancel. Business opportunity law is one layer; machine permits are another, and the state permit guides kept by [PinPoint Vending](https://pinpoint-vending.com/guides), a vending locator, cover that second layer.

## Sources

- [16 CFR 437.9, Outstanding orders; preemption, eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-437/section-437.9)
- [Alaska Statutes ch. 45.66, Alaska Legislature](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.66.010)
- [California Civil Code §§1812.200–1812.221, California Legislative Information](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&division=3.&title=2.7.&part=4.&chapter=&article=)
- [Connecticut General Statutes ch. 672c, Connecticut General Assembly](https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_672c.htm)
- [Florida Statutes §559.801 and Part VIII of ch. 559, Florida Senate](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/559.801)
- [Florida Statutes §559.809, Florida Senate](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/559.809)
- [Official Code of Georgia §§10-1-410 to 10-1-417, Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division](https://consumer.georgia.gov/business-services/multilevel-distribution-companies-sale-business-opportunities)
- [Official Code of Georgia §10-1-410, FindLaw (legal publisher)](https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-10-commerce-and-trade/ga-code-sect-10-1-410/)
- [815 ILCS 602, Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, Illinois General Assembly](https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2364&ChapterID=67)
- [Indiana Code 24-5-8, Business Opportunity Transactions (2026), Indiana General Assembly](https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_24/Article_5/Chapter_8.pdf)
- [Iowa Code ch. 551A (2026), Iowa Legislature](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/551A.pdf)
- [KRS 367.801, Kentucky General Assembly](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54555)
- [KRS 367.819, Kentucky General Assembly](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35074)
- [Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1821–1824, Louisiana State Legislature](https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=104155)
- [Maine Revised Statutes Title 32, ch. 69-B, Maine Legislature](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch69-Bsec0.html)
- [Maryland Business Regulation §14-101, Maryland General Assembly](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=14-101&enactments=false)
- [Michigan Compiled Laws 445.902, Michigan Legislature](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-902)
- [Michigan Compiled Laws 445.903b, Michigan Legislature](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-903b)
- [Minnesota Statutes §80C.01, Office of the Revisor of Statutes](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/80C.01)
- [Minnesota Statutes ch. 80C, Office of the Revisor of Statutes](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/80C/full)
- [Nebraska Revised Statutes §59-1703, Nebraska Legislature](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=59-1703)
- [New Hampshire RSA ch. 358-E, New Hampshire General Court](https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/358-E/358-E-mrg.htm)
- [North Carolina General Statutes ch. 66, art. 19, North Carolina General Assembly](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_66/Article_19.html)
- [Ohio Revised Code ch. 1334, Ohio Laws](https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-1334)
- [Oklahoma Statutes Title 71, §802, Oklahoma State Courts Network](https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=88706)
- [South Carolina Code Title 39, ch. 57, South Carolina Legislature](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t39c057.php)
- [South Dakota Codified Laws ch. 37-25A, South Dakota Legislature](https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/37-25A)
- [Texas Business and Commerce Code ch. 51, Texas Legislature](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.51.htm)
- [Utah Code Title 13, ch. 15, Utah Legislature](https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter15/13-15.html)
- [Code of Virginia Title 59.1, ch. 21, Virginia Legislative Information System](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title59.1/chapter21/)
- [Revised Code of Washington ch. 19.110, Washington State Legislature](https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.110&full=true)

## Corrections

- Correction, October 5, 2026: An earlier version said Georgia's business opportunity statute sets no pre-sale disclosure deadline. It requires a written disclosure document at least 48 hours before the buyer signs a contract or pays, whichever comes first (Official Code of Georgia section 10-1-411(b)).
- Correction, October 5, 2026: An earlier version cited Utah's law as Utah Code sections 13-15-101 and following. There is no section 13-15-101; since its 2022 renumbering the Business Opportunity Disclosure Act runs from section 13-15-102 to section 13-15-303.