States with Business
Opportunity Laws

Twenty-three states have laws regulating the sale of business opportunities. If you live in one of these states, you should learn what protection your state's laws offer you. Click your state in the list below to get contact information for the appropriate office.

California | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois
Indiana | Iowa | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Nebraska
New Hampshire | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
 South Carolina | South Dakota | Texas | Utah
Virginia | Washington
 

California (filing required)
Attorney General's Office
Public Inquiry Unit
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Toll-free in California only (800) 952-5225
Out-of-state callers (916) 322-3360
Web site: http://www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/general/samp.htm
E-Mail: piu@doj.ca.gov 
 

Connecticut (filing required)
Department of Banking
Securities Division
260 Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 240-8230
Toll-free: 800-831-7225
Fax: 860-240-8295
Web site: http://www.state.ct.us/dob
E-mail: sylvia.morgan@po.state.ct.us 
 

Florida (filing required)
Dept. Agri. & Consumer Services
Room 110 - Mayo Building
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 488-2221
(800) 342-2176 (in-state only)
 

Georgia (no filing required)
Office of Consumer Affairs
No. 2 - Martin Luther King Dr.
Plaza Level, East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3790
 

Illinois (filing required)
Illinois Securities Department
Lincoln Tower
520 S. Second St. Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62701
(217)782-2256
 

Indiana (filing required)
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General's Office
219 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6331
 

Iowa (filing required)
Securities Bureau
Second Floor
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4441
 

Kentucky (filing required)
Attorney General's Office
Consumer Protection Division
209 St. Clair
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 573-2200
 

Louisiana (bond filing required)
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
2610-A Woodale Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(504) 342-7900
 

Maine (filing required)
Banking Bureau
Securities Division
State House - Station 121
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8551
 

Maryland (filing required)
Attorney General's Office
Securities Division
200 St. Paul Pl. - 20th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
(301) 576-6360
 

Michigan (notice required)
Consumer Protection Division
Dept. of the Attorney General
670 Law Building
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-7117
 

Minnesota (filing required)
Department of Commerce
Registration Division
133 East 7th Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 296-6328
 

Nebraska (filing required)
Dept. of Banking & Finance
P.O. Box 95006
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2171 or
(402) 471-3445
 

New Hampshire (filing required)
Attorney General's Office
Consumer Protection Div.
State House Annex
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3641
 

North Carolina (filing required)
Department of Justice
Consumer Protection Division
P.O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 733-3924
 

Ohio (no filing required)
Attorney General's Office
Consumer Fraud & Crime Section
25th Floor, State Office Tower
30 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0410
(614) 466-8831
800-282-0515 (in-state only)
 

Oklahoma (filing required unless exempt)
Oklahoma Department. of Securities
Suite 860, First National Center
120 N. Robinson
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 280-7748 (voice)
(405) 280-7742 (fax)
Web Site: http://www.securities.state.ok.us 
 

South Carolina (filing required)
Secretary of State's Office
P.O. Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-2169
 

South Dakota (filing required)
Division of Securities
910 E. Sioux Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4013
 

Texas (filing required)
Secretary of State's Office
Statutory Documents Section
P.O. Box 13563
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 475-1769
 

Utah (filing required)
Consumer Protection Division
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 530-6601
 

Virginia (no filing required)
Consumer Affairs Office
101 North 8th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-0594
(800) 451-1525 (in-state only)
 

Washington (filing required)
Department of Financial Institutions
Securities Division
P.O. Box 9033
Olympia, WA 98507-9033
(206) 753-6928