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What to file and when
MCL 445.1507a requires annual notice before offering or selling in the state. The Attorney General describes the Notice of Intent, $250 fee and one-year effectiveness from filing, repeated annually.
The agency says it does not review Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) compliance. A filing on record is not approval, recommendation or endorsement of the opportunity.
Check the actual arrangement
The agency quotes a definition combining a substantially prescribed marketing plan/system, substantial association with a commercial symbol and a direct or indirect required franchise fee, including oral/written and express/implied arrangements. Fee exclusions and other scope conditions require their own facts.
The full current section 445.1502 and 445.1527 routes were blocked in the recorded review; complete exceptions and ongoing-contract analysis are not claimed.
The annual notice does not replace buyer delivery
MCL 445.1508 requires disclosure, the prescribed Michigan page/prohibited-term notice and proposed agreements at least ten business days before the earlier binding agreement or consideration (payment or other relevant value). The independent federal period is fourteen calendar days where applicable.
A deposit before the main signing date may be the earlier event. Do not convert ten business days to a fixed calendar count or assume a holiday’s treatment. The linked timing note explains the remaining inputs.
Scope
- The definition is the agency’s quotation; full current exception and prohibited-provision routes were unavailable. Actual fee exclusions, exemptions, offer connections and ongoing-contract rights remain unresolved.
Next step
Complete the required annual notice before a covered offer and check buyer delivery separately before taking money or signing.
Sources & review notes
Michigan Legislature / Attorney General
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 445.1508(1),(3)
at least 10 business days before the execution by the prospective franchisee of any binding franchise or other agreement
Narrow cited passages reviewed. This is not a complete jurisdictional survey.
Michigan Legislature / Attorney General
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Franchisors; FDDs
The DAG does not review Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs) for compliance with state or federal laws.
Narrow cited passages reviewed. This is not a complete jurisdictional survey.
Michigan Legislature / Attorney General
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 445.1507a(1)–(2)
Prior to offering for sale or selling a franchise in this state, a person annually shall file a notice
Narrow cited passages reviewed. This is not a complete jurisdictional survey.
Detailed rule records (3)
File the annual notice before offering or selling. The agency describes a $250 fee and makes clear it does not review FDDs for compliance.
MCL - Section 445.1507a - Michigan Legislature FranchisesSection 445.1508 requires disclosure, the Michigan notice and proposed agreements at least ten business days before binding agreement or consideration, whichever comes first. Keep the federal calendar-day requirement as a separate clock.
MCL - Section 445.1508 - Michigan LegislatureUse the state definition quoted by the Attorney General for the marketing-plan, symbol-association and direct/indirect franchise-fee screen; investigate any actual exclusion separately.
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