---
title: "Identify the state franchise registration the FTC rule leaves in place"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/diary-14-days-after-a-new-franchisor-joins-the-disclosure-register/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A34-OB20261022-21-US"
practice_area: "Franchising & Distribution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Identify the state franchise registration the FTC rule leaves in place

> Record the place where the franchise will be located and any registration, exemption filing, or examiner comment in the file. Do not treat the federal rule as a national register or invent a state waiting period.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Franchising & Distribution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record the place where the franchise will be located and any registration, exemption filing, or examiner comment in the file. Do not treat the federal rule as a national register or invent a state waiting period. |
| What the lawyer must review | 16 CFR 436.10(b) says the FTC does not intend to preempt state or local franchise practices laws except to the extent of any inconsistency with Part 436. A law is not inconsistent if it affords prospective franchisees equal or greater protection, such as registration of disclosure documents or more extensive disclosures. 16 CFR 436.10(a) says the Commission does not approve, or express an opinion on, the legality of any matter a franchisor may be required to disclose, and that franchisors may have further duties under section 5 of the FTC Act outside the disclosure document. The opened federal text creates no national franchise register and no period for joining one. No state registration statute was opened. The lawyer identifies the state where the franchise will be located and applies that state's statute. ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 5.3 and Formal Opinion 512 leave that work with the lawyer. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Diary 14 days after a new franchisor joins the disclosure register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/diary-14-days-after-a-new-franchisor-joins-the-disclosure-register.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record the place where the franchise will be located and any registration, exemption filing, or examiner comment in the file. Do not treat the federal rule as a national register or invent a state waiting period.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Registration of disclosure documents is the example 16 CFR 436.10(b) gives of a state or local law that is not preempted. The text of no state's registration statute was opened.
- There is no federal register to join and no federal joining period in the pages opened.
- The eCFR page says it is not an official legal edition of the CFR. The FTC page states that the rule is 16 CFR Parts 436 and 437 and that the disclosure document has 23 items.

## Sources

- [eCFR, 16 CFR Part 436, Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-436) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FTC Franchise Rule page, 16 CFR Parts 436 and 437](https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/franchise-rule) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*