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The exemption leaves sections 1334.03(H) and 1334.04

Section 1334.13 removes most of the Business Opportunity Plans chapter for materially Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-compliant transactions, but expressly preserves these sections on payment/note security or buyback representations and related bond/trust duties.

Apply those surviving provisions to the actual equipment or protection promise; a compliant franchise disclosure package does not itself establish a bond or trust arrangement.

Sources: Ohio Legislative Service Commission: §§ 1334.01–.15, especially.03(H),.04,.13,.14

Ohio has its own definition and proof rules

Section 1334.01 uses supplied goods/services, payment conditions and specified representations. Its payment analysis is not the federal minimum-payment exemption.

Other exceptions appear in .12. In proceedings under .08 or .09, section .14 places the exemption/exception proof burden on the claimant.

Sources: Ohio Legislative Service Commission: §§ 1334.01–.15, especially.03(H),.04,.13,.14

The nonexempt buyer route is conditional

Covered nonexempt plans have disclosure, claim-substantiation, contract and cancellation provisions. The basic disclosure period is ten business days before agreement. The reviewed business-day definition excludes Sunday and legal holidays; a Monday–Friday calculator may be wrong.

Section 1334.05 cancellation is a separate conditional process, not a universal cancellation right for every franchise buyer. Independently applicable federal duties remain separate.

Sources: Ohio Legislative Service Commission: §§ 1334.01–.15, especially.03(H),.04,.13,.14

Scope

  • The actual exemption, bond/trust and cancellation conditions are not decided. This is not complete Ohio franchise, dealer or operating coverage.

Next step

Check any secured-payment or buyback promise against the surviving provisions even if the federal-compliance exemption otherwise applies.

Sources & review notes

The source records distinguish access dates from substantive review dates. Updating an explanation does not itself recheck the law.

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Passage, dates and research notes

primary · §§ 1334.01–.15, especially.03(H),.04,.13,.14

Except for division (H) of section 1334.03 and section 1334.04

Accessed: 2026-11-12T21:27:50.582731+00:00 · Meaning reviewed: 2026-11-12 · Next review target: 2026-12-12

Complete current official chapter fetched and read. Ohio defines business day independently. Federal and state payment tests are separate.

Detailed rule records (2)
Ohio FTC-compliance exemption preserves guarantee-related duties Depends on the facts

Section 1334.13 exempts materially FTC-compliant transactions from most of Chapter 1334 but preserves §1334.03(H) and §1334.04 concerning secured-payment or buy-back representations and bond/trust duties. In cases under §§1334.08 or 1334.09, §1334.14 places proof of an exemption or exception on its claimant.

When to check: Designing or changing the stated arrangement, communication or commitment. Source review: 2026-11-12.

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Ohio covered business-opportunity clock is ten defined business days Depends on the facts

Unless removed by an applicable exception or exemption, §1334.02 requires written disclosure at least ten business days before agreement. Section 1334.01(H) excludes Sunday and legal holidays from business day; do not substitute a generic weekday counter.

When to check: Designing or changing the stated arrangement, communication or commitment. Source review: 2026-11-12.

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