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2025 Revised Code of Washington
Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous
Chapter 19.100 - Franchise Investment Protection.
- 19.100.010 - Definitions.
- 19.100.020 - Unlawful in certain instances to sell or offer to sell franchise if unregistered or not exempt.
- 19.100.030 - Exemptions from registration requirements.
- 19.100.040 - Application for registration—Contents—Filing.
- 19.100.050 - Escrow or impoundment of franchise fees as registration condition—Rules or orders—Procedure to rescind.
- 19.100.060 - Registration statement—Effective, when.
- 19.100.070 - Registration—Claim of exemption filing—Duration—Renewal—Supplemental report.
- 19.100.080 - Unlawful acts—Sale of franchise—Terms of franchise agreement.
- 19.100.090 - Filings, registration, or finding of director—Construction.
- 19.100.100 - Advertisements—Copy to be filed.
- 19.100.110 - Advertisements—False or misleading—Notice—Procedure.
- 19.100.120 - Registration statement—Stop order—Grounds.
- 19.100.130 - Registration statement—Stop order—Notice—Hearing—Modification or vacation of order.
- 19.100.140 - Registration of franchise brokers required.
- 19.100.150 - Records and accounts—Reports.
- 19.100.160 - Application of chapter—Jurisdiction—Service of process—Consent.
- 19.100.170 - Violations.
- 19.100.180 - Relation between franchisor and franchisee—Rights and prohibitions.
- 19.100.184 - Terms and conditions from negotiations initiated by franchisee.
- 19.100.190 - Unfair or deceptive acts—Suits for damages—Violations of other acts, use in evidence.
- 19.100.200 - Pendency of other proceedings tolls limitation of action.
- 19.100.210 - Violations—Injunctions—Assurance of discontinuance—Civil and criminal penalties—Chapter nonexclusive.
- 19.100.220 - Exceptions or exemptions—Burden of proof—Waivers of compliance void—Settlement release or waiver—Chapter as fundamental policy.
- 19.100.230 - Referral of evidence to attorney general or prosecuting attorney.
- 19.100.240 - Fees.
- 19.100.242 - Investigations by director.
- 19.100.243 - Subpoena authority—Application—Contents—Notice—Fees.
- 19.100.245 - Investigatory powers—Proceedings for contempt.
- 19.100.248 - Cease and desist orders.
- 19.100.250 - Powers of director as to rules, forms, orders and defining terms—Interpretive opinions.
- 19.100.252 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of franchise broker by director.
- 19.100.255 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of exemption by director.
- 19.100.260 - Applicability of administrative procedure act.
- 19.100.270 - Administrator of securities.
- 19.100.900 - Chapter applicable to existing and future franchises and contracts.
- 19.100.910 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
- 19.100.920 - Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 252.
- 19.100.940 - Short title.
NOTES:
Reviser's note: Powers, duties, and functions of the department of licensing relating to franchises were transferred to the department of financial institutions by 1993 c 472, effective October 1, 1993. See RCW 43.320.011.
Business opportunity fraud act: Chapter 19.110 RCW.
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