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Use the state definition and connections
Section 19-28.1-3 uses the stated marketing-plan/brand/fee-in-excess-of-$500 test and a separate master-franchise alternative. The wholesale exclusion concerns reasonable quantities of tangible goods; do not substitute a different federal amount.
Section 4 examines offer/acceptance connections, including an outside sale to a resident whose franchise will operate in Rhode Island. Residence, operation and communication/acceptance facts matter beyond the outlet address.
Use the actual starting event
Section 19-28.1-5 requires registration or exemption before covered offers/sales. Active rule 230-RICR-50-10-1.4 prescribes these periods; section 9(d)’s fiscal-year default yields to a director-prescribed rule or order.
| Route | Period and renewal |
|---|---|
| Registration | 365 calendar days from initial effectiveness. |
| Exemption | 365 days from receipt of notice. |
| Renewal | The statute calls for filing 30 days before actual expiration; apply the active period and any relevant order. |
Check the separate relief from delivery
Section 8 requires disclosure reflecting all material changes and all proposed agreements at least fourteen calendar days before execution/payment, subject to listed exemption subsections.
A fractional franchise adds branded activity to an existing business. Rule 1.5’s qualified fractional route exempts registration and delivery with state-specific filing language and conditions concerning experience, location, similarity, expected revenue share and control. A federal fractional exemption does not establish it.
Section 11 requires prompt material-change amendments; the annual date is not permission to wait.
Scope
- Actual state connections, exemption conditions and orders require application. No universal fractional exemption or complete operating-law review is established.
Next step
Identify the exact registration or exemption period and any separate delivery relief before scheduling renewal or a buyer commitment.
Sources & review notes
Rhode Island Legislature / Department of State / DBR
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 19-28.1-5
It is unlawful for any person to offer or sell a franchise unless the offer is registered
Narrow cited passages reviewed. This is not a complete jurisdictional survey.
Rhode Island Legislature / Department of State / DBR
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 230-RICR-50-10-1.4
Registration of a franchise under the Franchise Investment Act shall expire three hundred and sixty-five (365) calendar days
Narrow cited passages reviewed. This is not a complete jurisdictional survey.
Rhode Island General Assembly
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete section, especially (7), (9), (12) and (13)
in excess of five hundred dollars ($500)
Actual complete definitions read. Marketing-plan/brand/fee test and master-franchise alternative are separate. Tangible-goods wholesale exception requires reasonable quantity; no automatic exemption based on a licence label. Actual readable official body downloaded and cited operative provisions read; fetch timestamp is separate from substantive verification.
Rhode Island General Assembly
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 19-28.1-4
is offered or sold to a resident of this state and is to be operated in this state
Actual complete territorial section read; offer/acceptance connections and the resident-plus-operation outside-state-sale branch differ. Publication/broadcast exceptions remain narrow. Actual readable official body downloaded and cited operative provisions read; fetch timestamp is separate from substantive verification.
Rhode Island General Assembly
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 19-28.1-8
Fourteen (14) calendar days prior
Actual complete section read. Applies disclosure document reflecting material changes and all proposed agreements; delivery exceptions reference 19-28.1-6(2),(3),(6),(8). The active fractional rule independently excludes its qualified route; no claim all registration exemptions remove disclosure. Actual readable official body downloaded and cited operative provisions read; fetch timestamp is separate from substantive verification.
Rhode Island General Assembly
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 19-28.1-9, especially (b)–(d)
unless the director prescribes a different period by rule or order
Actual complete section read. Statutory default expiry is displaced by reviewed active regulation 1.4 with 365 days from initial effectiveness; statute renewal filing 30 days before expiration is kept separate. Completeness/additional-information effectiveness, escrow/alternatives and receipt are conditional, not an approval guarantee. Actual readable official body downloaded and cited operative provisions read; fetch timestamp is separate from substantive verification.
Rhode Island General Assembly
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 19-28.1-11
promptly amend its franchise registration application
Actual complete operative section read. Prompt material-change amendment is separate from annual expiry and does not establish a fixed universal 30-day update deadline. Actual readable official body downloaded and cited operative provisions read; fetch timestamp is separate from substantive verification.
Detailed rule records (4)
Covered offers or sales require registration or exemption. The active regulation says registration expires 365 calendar days after its initial effective date; exemption notices have their own 365-day period measured from receipt.
Title 19 Franchise Regulation (230-RICR-50-10-1) - Rhode Island Department of State19-28.1-3 uses the marketing-plan/brand/fee-above-$500 test or master-franchise alternative. Apply 19-28.1-4 offer/acceptance and the outside-state resident-plus-operation branch independently.
Rhode Island General Laws 19-28.1-3 — franchise definitions Rhode Island General Laws 19-28.1-4 — scope and applicability19-28.1-8 requires a disclosure document reflecting material changes and all proposed agreements at least 14 calendar days before the covered agreement/payment event.
Rhode Island General Laws 19-28.1-8 — delivery requirements Franchise Regulation (230-RICR-50-10-1) - Rhode Island Department of StateApply active regulation 1.4 annual duration rather than blindly using 19-28.1-9(d) fiscal default. Registration runs 365 days from initial effectiveness; exemption 365 days from notice receipt. Statute requires renewal filing 30 days before expiry and prompt material-change amendments under section 11.
Rhode Island General Laws 19-28.1-9 — general registration provisions Rhode Island General Laws 19-28.1-11 — change in information Franchise Regulation (230-RICR-50-10-1) - Rhode Island Department of StateKeep this reading in your learning library.
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