What constitutes an offer to sell a franchise in Washington?
A: According to the Washington Franchise Investment Act an offer to sell a franchise is made in the state when any of the following is true:
The offer is directed by the offeror into this state from within or outside this state and is received where it is directed;
The offer originates from this state and violates the franchise or business opportunity law of the state or foreign jurisdiction into which it is directed;
The offeree is a resident of this state; or
The franchise business that is the subject of the offer is to be located or operated, wholly or partly, in this state.
An offer to sell a franchise is not soley made because the offer appears:
In a newspaper or other publication of general and regular circulation if the publication has had more than two-thirds of its circulation outside this state during the twelve months before the offer is published; or
In a broadcast or transmission originating outside this state.
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