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A submitted application is not enough
Section 51-19-02 combines the stated marketing plan/system, commercial symbol and direct/indirect fee, including area franchises. Required goods/services can matter; the wholesale-goods exclusion requires reasonable quantities. State-connected offers/acceptances and uninterrupted contract renewals/extensions also have defined treatment.
Section 51-19-03 requires registration or exemption before covered offer/sale. Under .07, filing, entry into the Commissioner’s register and absence of a stop order matter to effectiveness.
Material changes require prompt written amendment notification; approved amendments take effect on the Commissioner’s date. Conditional escrow/impoundment or a surety alternative depends on the statute and actual order.
Renewal still has an advance deadline
The agency directs renewal no later than fifteen business days before expiry unless the Commissioner waives the period. It describes twelve months unless an order/rule provides otherwise; use actual effective and expiry dates.
The April 1, 2026 notice removed one state-specific Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) addendum. A contract-renewal exclusion does not remove registration renewal, and the addendum change does not remove financial review, disclosure or amendments.
Buyer delivery and anti-waiver remain
Section 51-19-08(6) has the stated seven-day prospectus/agreement delivery before the earlier agreement or consideration, signed receipt and three-year receipt retention. The independent federal fourteen-calendar-day rule is not shortened.
Section 51-19-16(7) voids purported waiver of compliance with the chapter, rules or orders. That is not a complete answer about all termination, renewal or specialized industry rights.
Scope
- Actual exemptions, state connections and orders require application. The addendum notice is not general deregulation, and the named anti-waiver rule is not a complete relationship-law review.
Next step
Remove only the discontinued addendum from the process; confirm actual effectiveness, renewal and buyer-delivery requirements before offering or taking commitments.
Sources & review notes
North Dakota Insurance Department
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Registration, renewal, amendments; April 2026 notice
As of April 1, 2026, North Dakota will not be requiring franchise disclosure documents to include a state-specific addendum.
Narrow cited passages reviewed. This is not a complete jurisdictional survey.
North Dakota Legislative Branch
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 51-19-02–03,06–08,11–12,16–18; complete cited provisions
upon entry by the commissioner into the register of franchises
Read full definitions, registration/application/renewal/amendment/disclosure, prohibited practices, anti-waiver and related context. Ordinary renewals/extensions without interruption are excluded from offer/sale definition; do not infer that filing-registration renewal disappears. Registration effectiveness and amendment approval are distinct. Not a full exemption application or relationship-law opinion.
Federal Trade Commission
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · section-436.2
at least 14 calendar-days
Current eCFR displayed through 2026-11-09; eCFR is authoritative but not the official legal edition.
Detailed rule records (4)
The Department directs renewal no later than 15 business days before expiry unless waived. Its current page states that as of April 1, 2026 a state-specific FDD addendum is no longer required; other registration and disclosure obligations continue.
Franchise Registration and Renewal | North Dakota Insurance DepartmentUse 51-19-02’s model/symbol/fee, area-franchise, wholesale quantity and offer/sale/nexus definitions rather than only a contract label or federal classification.
North Dakota Century Code Chapter 51-19 — Franchise Investment Law51-19-03/07/08 require the applicable registration/exemption and effectiveness, prompt material-change amendment and stated prospectus/agreement delivery/receipt process. Federal 14-calendar-day timing is independent.
North Dakota Century Code Chapter 51-19 — Franchise Investment Law 16 CFR §436.2: Federal disclosure timing51-19-16(7) voids conditions purporting to bind a franchise acquirer to waive compliance with the chapter or its rules/orders.
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