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Start with the actual franchise and sale
The reviewed 2025 ORS 650.005 covers stated oral/written marketing-plan, brand and valuable-consideration arrangements. A franchisor includes a subfranchisor selling for $100 or more to a franchisee/subfranchisor.
The sale definition separately excludes its stated unchanged, uninterrupted renewal/extension. That is not a blanket low-fee or amended-arrangement exemption, and federal tests remain independent.
Choose the transaction before the exception
A material adverse change means a significant change unfavourable to the operator, assessed under the relevant relationship or disclosure test. If no exception is established, OAR 441-325-0020 requires the disclosure and all proposed sale agreements at least fourteen calendar days before the earlier covered agreement or consideration, including refundable deposits.
| Transaction | Conditions stated here |
|---|---|
| Renewal, extension, amendment or modification: 0030(2) | All three: no relationship-operation interruption; no material adverse relationship change; no material adverse change in previously supplied disclosure information. |
| Additional unit: 0030(3) | Prior disclosure in connection with the earlier sale and no material adverse change in the supplied disclosure information. This is not the same renewal test. |
| Franchisee own-account sale: 0030(4) | No franchisor involvement, isolated sale and the specified fourteen-day full-record-access conditions. |
The resale chapter exemption is separate
Rule 0040 describes the stated own-account/entire-area resale without franchisor participation or aid. Approval rights alone receive specified treatment; active marketing or help can change the facts.
This note does not reconcile every overlap between the resale provisions or approve a transfer.
Scope
- Limited to the stated 2025 statute and disclosure rules, not motor-vehicle, fuel, recreational-vehicle or other relationship regimes. No current federal monetary exemption threshold is supplied.
Next step
Compare the actual changed terms and disclosure with the earlier sale before claiming the transaction-specific exception.
Sources & review notes
Oregon Legislative Assembly
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 650.005, 650.010, 650.015 and 650.020; complete cited sections
whether oral or written
Read complete general definitions, territorial connections, records and civil-liability sections. Motor-vehicle, fuel and recreational-vehicle parts have independent definitions and are not generalized to service franchises. Actual readable official body retrieved through public web open; retrieval tool supplies day precision only. Direct HTTP attempt failed. No snippet used.
Oregon Secretary of State
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete current Division 325, especially 441-325-0020–0040
No material change adverse to the franchisee in the franchise relationship
Read actual complete current division, including separate disclosure-exemption and franchisee-resale provisions. The renewal/extension/amendment conditions are conjunctive; additional-unit and resale tests differ. No claim that exemption from this rule removes all state duties. Actual readable official body retrieved through public web open; retrieval tool supplies day precision only. Direct HTTP attempt failed. No snippet used.
Detailed rule records (1)
Apply OAR 441-325-0030 separately for renewal/extension/amendment/modification, additional units and owner resale. The renewal branch requires no relationship interruption and no adverse material change in either relationship or prior disclosure information. Additional units require prior disclosure and no adverse material information change.
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