Franchise Relationship Laws

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Types of Franchise Relationship Laws
(as of June 1, 2015)
APPENDIX C
This chart shows which franchise relationship laws include in their definition of a “fran-
chise” a trademark license, a marketing plan or community of interest, and a fee. It also
shows which states regulate the relationship between franchisors and franchisees as part of
their registration and disclosure laws, using the same definition of a “franchise” for both
purposes, and which ones have separate registration and disclosure laws.
MarketingPart of Separate
Trademark Plan/Community Disclosure Disclosure
Licenseof InterestFeeLawLaw
Arkansas
CaliforniaM ✓✓*
Connecticut M
Delaware
Hawaii C✓✓
IllinoisM ✓✓
IndianaM ✓✓
IowaM
MichiganM ✓✓
MinnesotaC ✓✓
Mississippi C
Missouri C
Nebraska C
New JerseyC
Rhode IslandC
VirginiaM ✓✓
Washington M✓✓
WisconsinC
M =Marketing plan definition of “franchise.”
C=Community of interest definition of “franchise.
* Same definition as in Franchise Investment Law.
The following states require franchise registration or disclosure but do not have fran-
chise relationship laws: Maryland, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota.

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