Virginia franchise registration requirements according to the State Corporation Commission of the State of Virginia are as follows:
(A) An application for registration of a franchise in Virginia is made by filing with the commission the following completed forms and other materials:
Uniform Franchise Registration Application page, Form A;
Total Costs and Sources of Funds for Establishing New Franchises, Form B;
If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, an authorizing resolution if the application is verified by a person other than applicant's officer or general partner;
Application fee (payable to the "Treasurer of Virginia"; and
Auditor's consent (or a photocopy of the consent) to the use of the latest audited financial statements in the Franchise Disclosure Document.
(B) If the date of the most recent audited financial statements in the Franchise Disclosure Document precedes the date of the application by more than 120 days, the Franchise Disclosure Document shall also include the following financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles:
An unaudited interim balance sheet as of a date within 120 days of the date of the application; and
An unaudited statement of income or operations for the period from the most recent audited financial statements to the date of the interim balance sheet.
(C) The certifications made by or on behalf of the franchisor in Form A shall extend and apply to all documents and materials filed in connection with the registration application, including any documents and materials submitted to the commission subsequent to the initial filing that may be required to complete the registration application. (D) In addition to paper copies of the materials required by subsection A of this section, the franchisor may file one copy of the complete franchise registration application, including the Franchise Disclosure Document, on a CD-ROM in PDF format, subject to the following conditions:
The transmittal letter submitting the application must contain a representation that all of the information contained in the electronic file is identical to the paper documents;
The electronic version of the Franchise Disclosure Document must be text searchable; and
If the commission's review of the application results in any revision to the documents, the franchise must submit a revised CD-ROM containing a marked and unmarked final copy of the Franchise Disclosure Document, and final copies of all other application documents. The revised CD-ROM must be accompanied by a transmittal letter as described in subdivision 1 of this subsection.
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