No person may offer or sell any franchise in this state unless there is an effective registration statement on file in accordance with the provisions of sections 80C.01 to 80C.22 or unless the franchise or transaction is exempted under section 80C.03 .
Minn. Stat. § 80C.02
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Key v. Chrysler Motors Corp. (1996)
Most recently applied in 923 F. Supp. 2d 1004 - Long John Silver's Inc. v. Nickleson (February 2013)
1973 c 612 s 2
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