19.110.030 - Sale or lease of business opportunity -- Offer to sell or lease business opportunity -- Occurrence in Washington. - Washington Statutes

Sale or lease of business opportunity — Offer to sell or lease business opportunity — Occurrence in Washington.

(1) An offer to sell or offer to lease a business opportunity occurs in Washington when:

     (a) The offer is made in Washington; or

     (b) The purchaser resides in Washington at the time of the offer and the business opportunity is or will be located, in whole or in part, in the state of Washington; or

     (c) The offer originates from Washington; or

     (d) The business opportunity is or will be, in whole or in part, located in Washington.

     (2) An offer does not occur in Washington if a seller advertises only in a newspaper having more than two-thirds of its circulation outside the state of Washington, or on a radio or television program originating outside the state and does not sell or lease business opportunities in Washington.

     (3) A sale or lease of a business opportunity occurs in Washington when:

     (a) The sale or lease is made in Washington; or

     (b) The purchaser resides in Washington at the time of the sale or lease, and the business opportunity is or will be located, in whole or in part, in Washington; or

     (c) The business opportunity is or will be located in Washington.

[1981 c 155 § 3.]