Legal Resources
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20580
(202) 326-2222
www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/invest/business.shtm
State Franchise Regulation Agencies:
| California | Maryland | North Dakota |
| Franchise Division, | Franchise Office | Franchise Division |
| Department of Corporations | Division of Securities | Office of Securities Commission |
| 1115 11th Street | 200 St. Paul Place, 20th Flr. | 600 East Boulevard, 5th Flr. |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | Baltimore, MD 21202 | Bismarck, ND 58505 |
| (916) 445-7205 | (410) 576-6360 | (701) 328-2910 |
| Hawaii | Michigan | Oregon |
| Franchise & Securities Division | Antitrust and Franchise Unit | Corporate Securities Section |
| State Department of Commerce | Office of Attorney General | Dept. of Insurance and Finance |
| P.O. Box 40 | 670 Law Building | Labor & Industries Bldg. |
| Honolulu, HI 96813 | Lansing, MI 48913 | Salem, OR 97310 |
| (808) 586-2722 | (517) 373-7117 | (503) 378-4387 |
| Illinois | Minnesota | Rhode Island |
| Franchise Division, | Franchise Division | Franchise Office |
| Office of the Secretary of State | Department of Commerce | Division of Securities |
| 500 South Second Street | 133 East Seventh Street | 233 Richmond Street, Ste. 232 |
| Springfield, IL 62706 | St. Paul, MN 55101 | Providence, RI 02903 |
| (217) 782-4465 | (651) 296-6328 | (401) 222-3048 |
| Indiana | New York | South Dakota |
| Franchise Division | Franchise & Securities Division | Franchise Office |
| Office of the Secretary of State | State Department of Law | Division of Securities |
| One N. Capitol Street, Ste 560 | 120 Broadway, 23rd Flr. | 910 E. Sioux Avenue |
| Indianapolis, IN 46204 | New York, NY 10271 | Pierre, SD 57501 |
| (317) 232-6576 | (212) 416-8211 | (605) 773-4013 |
| Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
| Franchise Office | The Department of | Franchise Office |
| State Corporation Commission | Financial Securities Division | Wisconsin Securities Commission |
| 1300 E. Main Street | P.O. Box 9033 | P.O. Box 1768 |
| Richmond, VA 23219 | Olympia, WA 98507 | Madison, WI 53701 |
| (804) 371-9276 | (360) 902-8760 | (608) 266-3364 |
