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AK Stat § 45.66.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.110. Escrow account requirements.

(a) The holder of an escrow account required by AS 45.66.100 must be a person who is independent from the seller, and the escrow account holder may not make direct disbursements from the escrow account except as provided in (c) and (d) of this section. (b) A seller who establishes an escrow account required by AS 45.66.100 shall provide to the escrow account holder a copy of the signed contract between the buyer and the seller. The seller shall promptly report to the department the following information: (1) the name and address of the escrow account holder; (2) the name and address of the financial institution, including the branch, where the escrow account is located; and (3) the escrow account number. (c) Except as provided in (d) of this section or under AS 45.66.120, money placed in an escrow account required by AS 45.66.100 may not be released until 30 days have passed since the buyer signed the contract and the buyer notifies the escrow account holder in writing that the products, equipment, supplies, or services required by the contract have been delivered within the time set in the contract between the buyer and seller. The buyer shall notify the escrow account holder of a timely delivery within 10 business days after delivery. (d) Upon notification by the buyer that the contract has been cancelled under AS 45.66.130, the escrow account holder shall release the money held in the escrow account to the buyer.
AK Stat § 45.66.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.120. Actions for claims against escrow account.

(a) A buyer who has a claim against an escrow account required by AS 45.66.100 may bring a civil action against the seller or escrow account holder to recover money from the escrow account. (b) Upon the filing of an action brought under this section, the clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the complaint to the attorney general and, upon entry of an order or judgment in the action, shall mail a copy of the order or judgment to the attorney general. (c) A person may not begin an action under this section more than two years after the person discovers or reasonably should have discovered the basis for the claim. (d) The escrow account holder is not liable for the amount by which claims or damages caused by the seller exceed the amount of the escrow account.
AK Stat § 45.66.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.130. Cancellation of contract.

(a) A buyer may cancel a contract for any reason if the buyer gives notice of the cancellation to the seller within 30 days after signing the contract. (b) In addition to the right to cancel under (a) of this section, a buyer may cancel the contract at any time if the seller (1) failed to comply with AS 45.66.080 or 45.66.090; (2) used untrue, misleading, incomplete, or deceptive statements in any aspect of advertising, promoting, selling, or offering to sell a business opportunity; (3) fails, within 30 days after the delivery date specified in the contract, to deliver the products, equipment, supplies, or services required under the contract to begin substantial operation of the business to be started under the contract; or (4) fails to provide a location for the business to be started under the contract if the contract requires the seller to provide a location. (c) If provided by mail, the buyer's notice of cancellation is effective when it is deposited in the mail properly addressed to the seller with postage prepaid. (d) The notice of cancellation is not required to have a particular form. The notice is sufficient if it indicates in writing the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the contract. (e) Within 15 days after the date the buyer gives a notice of cancellation under this section, the seller shall refund to the buyer any payments, including payments for shipping costs, made by the buyer and terminate all financial obligations of the buyer under the contract. Within five days after receiving the refund, the buyer shall make available to the seller, at a reasonable time and place, any products, equipment, or supplies delivered by the seller.
AK Stat § 45.66.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.140. Prohibited representations.

(a) A person may not state that the person is registered as a seller under this chapter unless the person has complied with the registration or renewal requirements, as applicable, of this chapter. (b) Unless the seller is asked for the information by the buyer, a seller may not state or imply that the seller has a license, consent, or other form of permission from the state to sell business opportunities in this state. (c) A seller may not make, or cause to be made, a representation that is inconsistent with AS 45.66.160. (d) A seller may not state or imply that the seller's compliance with the laws of this state or a municipality constitutes approval or endorsement of the seller by the state or municipality.
AK Stat § 45.66.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.150. Untrue statements or omissions.

A person may not, in connection with a sale of or an offer to sell a business opportunity subject to registration under this chapter, directly or indirectly make an untrue statement of material fact in the registration information required in or under AS 45.66.020 - 45.66.050 or in other written or oral communications, including the disclosure required by AS 45.66.080 and in advertising related to the sale or offer, or omit to state a material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it is made, to avoid a statement's being misleading.
AK Stat § 45.66.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.160. Unwarranted conclusions.

(a) Acknowledgment of registration by the department under AS 45.66.020(c) does not constitute a finding by the department that a document filed with the department under this chapter is true, complete, or not misleading. (b) Acknowledgment of registration by the department under AS 45.66.020(c) does not mean that the department has evaluated the merits or qualifications of the seller or business opportunity, or that the department recommends or approves a seller or the business opportunity. (c) Availability of an exemption under AS 45.66.220 for a seller does not mean that the department recommends or approves the seller or the business opportunity.
AK Stat § 45.66.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.170. Waiver prohibited and void.

A seller may not request or obtain from a buyer a waiver of the rights or defenses of the buyer under this chapter. A waiver of the rights or defenses of the buyer under this chapter is void.
AK Stat § 45.66.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.180. Seller's records and files.

(a) A seller shall maintain a complete set of records relating to the advertising and promotion of the seller's business opportunity for five years and allow the department to inspect and copy them during reasonable business hours. (b) A seller shall keep all documents relating to a contract entered into by the seller for five years after the date the contract is entered into.
AK Stat § 45.66.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.190. Public records.

Except for testimony and records related to an investigation by the department under this chapter, the registration application form, registration renewal form, disclosure statement, bond, contract, and other documents required to be prepared or filed with the department under this chapter, including a document created or obtained by the department under AS 45.66.200, are public records available for public inspection and copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.220.
AK Stat § 45.66.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.210. Criminal penalties.

(a) A seller who recklessly violates AS 45.66.010 - 45.66.060, 45.66.080 - 45.66.110, or 45.66.150 is guilty of a class C felony. (b) A seller who recklessly violates AS 45.66.130(e), 45.66.140, or 45.66.170 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (c) Each violation is a separate offense, and a prosecution or conviction for one of the offenses does not bar prosecution or conviction of another offense. (d) In this section, “recklessly” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
AK Stat § 45.66.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.220. Exemptions.

This chapter does not apply to a sale of or an offer to sell (1) a business opportunity if the total amount of the payments to be made by the buyer under the contract is less than $250; (2) a franchise under 16 C.F.R. Part 436; (3) an ongoing business operated by the seller that is to be sold in its entirety; (4) a business opportunity to an ongoing business if the seller will provide products, equipment, supplies, or services that are to be sold by the buyer in connection with the buyer's ongoing business; (5) sales demonstration equipment, materials, or samples for use in sales demonstrations and not for resale, or product inventory sold to the buyer at a bona fide wholesale price; (6) a business opportunity by an executor, an administrator, a marshal, a receiver, a trustee in bankruptcy, or a guardian or conservator, or under a judicial sale; (7) a security registered under AS 45.56 or a security that is exempted by AS 45.56.110 from registration under AS 45.56; (8) a business opportunity if the sale or offer is made by a person registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission when acting within the scope of the person's Securities and Exchange Commission license or by a person registered by the state under AS 45.56 when acting within the scope of registration; (9) a business opportunity by an issuer or a subsidiary of an issuer of a class of securities that is (A) subject to 15 U.S.C. 78a - 78pp (Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and (B) registered under 15 U.S.C. 78a - 78pp (Securities Exchange Act of 1934) unless exempt from registration under 15 U.S.C. 78l(g)(2)(A) - (C) or (E) - (H); (10) a business opportunity in which the buyer is (A) a bank, savings and loan association, trust company, insurance company, credit union, or investment company under 15 U.S.C. 80a- 1 - 80a-64 (Investment Company Act of 1940), pension or profit sharing trust, or other financial institution or institutional buyer; or (B) a broker-dealer registered under AS 45.56.300; (11) a business opportunity that involves a marketing plan made in conjunction with the registration of a trademark or service mark under 15 U.S.C. 1051 - 1127 (Trademark Act of 1946) if the seller has a minimum net worth of $1,000,000 as determined on the basis of the seller's most recent audited financial statement prepared within 13 months of the first offer to sell in this state; net worth may be determined on a consolidated basis if one person owns at least 80 percent of the seller and that one person expressly guarantees the obligations of the seller that arise under the sale or offer claimed to be exempt under this paragraph; or (12) a business opportunity in which either the seller or the buyer is licensed as a real estate broker, associate real estate broker, or real estate salesperson under AS 08.88 and the sale or offer is regulated by AS 08.88.
AK Stat § 45.66.230 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.230. Coordination with other laws.

(a) The rights and remedies in this chapter are in addition to other legal rights and remedies available to a buyer or the department. (b) To the extent of the conflict, the provisions of this chapter govern if a sale of or an offer to sell a business opportunity is regulated by this chapter and by AS 45.63 (solicitations by telephonic means), by AS 45.01 - AS 45.08, AS 45.12, AS 45.14, and AS 45.29 (Uniform Commercial Code), or by another law, and it is not possible to comply with or to apply both this chapter and the other law.
AK Stat § 45.66.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.240. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
AK Stat § 45.68.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.010. Registration.

(a) A charitable organization may not solicit contributions of money or other property unless the charitable organization is registered with the Department of Law. (b) A person may not solicit contributions of money or other property for a charitable organization for compensation unless the person is registered with the department. (c) To register under this section, a charitable organization or paid solicitor shall file with the department (1) a registration statement on a form or in a format provided and established by the department by regulation; and (2) in the case of a paid solicitor, a bond in the amount and under the conditions established by the department by regulation. (d) Registration under this section expires on September 1 of each year. To renew a registration, a charitable organization or paid solicitor shall file with the department a registration renewal statement established by the department by regulation and, in the case of a paid solicitor, evidence that a bond that satisfies (c)(2) of this section will be in effect for the renewal period. (e) A person who is required to register under this section shall report to the department a material change in the information provided in the registration statement or registration renewal statement filed under this section. The person shall report the change within seven days after the change occurs. (f) The department may require the registration and registration renewal statement required under (c)(1) and (d) of this section to be submitted (1) under oath or affirmation; or (2) with notice that false statements made in the statement are punishable as unsworn falsification in the second degree under AS 11.56.210. (g) A person may not knowingly provide false statements in documents required by this chapter, including a (1) registration statement; (2) registration renewal statement; (3) report of material change in information required in the registration statement; or (4) financial report by a paid solicitor.
AK Stat § 45.68.015 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.015. Registration fees.

The registration statement and registration renewal statement filed under AS 45.68.010(c)(1) and (d) must be accompanied by a registration or registration renewal fee. The department shall establish the amount of the fee by regulation. The fees required by this section are nonrefundable and shall be deposited in the general fund.
AK Stat § 45.68.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.020. Contract required.

(a) A paid solicitor may not solicit contributions on behalf of a charitable organization unless the paid solicitor executes a written contract with the charitable organization that clearly states the respective obligations of the paid solicitor and the charitable organization, including (1) a statement of the method to be used to calculate the compensation of the paid solicitor; the statement must include a reasonable estimate of the expenses, including the estimated compensation of the paid solicitor, to be incurred, directly or indirectly, by the charitable organization in connection with the solicitation; (2) a statement of the charitable purpose to be described in the solicitation; and (3) the percentage of the gross contributions that the charitable organization is to receive. (b) A copy of the contract required by (a) of this section shall be filed with the department.
AK Stat § 45.68.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.030. Disclosures.

Except as provided by AS 45.68.040, before soliciting a contribution, a paid solicitor shall clearly and conspicuously disclose the following information to the person being solicited: (1) the true name of the individual making the solicitation; (2) the true name of the charitable organization for whom the solicitation is being made; (3) the true name of the paid solicitor; (4) the true name of the person who is employing and compensating the individual making the solicitation if the individual is employed for compensation to make the solicitation; (5) whether the individual making the solicitation is being paid for making the solicitation or is an unpaid volunteer; (6) the name and physical address of the principal headquarters of the charitable organization for whom the solicitation is being made; (7) a description of how and where the charitable contributions raised by the paid solicitor are to be utilized for the charitable purpose; and (8) that a financial statement of the charitable organization for whom the solicitation is being made and a copy of the contract required under AS 45.68.020 will be provided upon request.
AK Stat § 45.68.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.040. Confirmation of pledge.

A paid solicitor who makes a solicitation by mail, radio, or television, shall mail written confirmation of a contribution pledge to the contributor within five days after the pledge is received. The confirmation must include a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the information identified in AS 45.68.030.
AK Stat § 45.68.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.050. Unlawful practices.

During a solicitation for a charitable organization, a person may not (1) use a deceptive act, including an act described in AS 45.50.471; (2) without first being authorized in writing by the person, represent or imply that a contribution is for or on behalf of a person, or use an emblem, device, or printed matter belonging to or associated with the person; (3) use a name, symbol, or statement so closely related or similar to a name, symbol, or statement used by another charitable organization that the use may confuse or mislead a person solicited for a contribution; (4) use or exploit the fact of registration under this chapter to suggest or imply that the registration constitutes an endorsement or approval by the state; or (5) represent directly or by implication that a charitable organization will receive from the contributions raised by a paid solicitor a greater percentage of a contribution than allowed under the contract executed under AS 45.68.020.
AK Stat § 45.68.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.055. Paid solicitor financial reports.

(a) Within 90 days after a solicitation campaign is completed and, if a solicitation campaign lasts more than one year, on the one-year anniversary of the commencement of the campaign, a paid solicitor shall file with the department a financial report in accordance with this section. (b) The financial report must (1) be submitted on a form or in a format provided and established by the department of regulation; (2) include gross revenue and an itemization of all expenses incurred in the solicitation campaign during the reporting period; and (3) be signed by two authorized officials of the charitable organization. (c) The authorized contracting agent for the paid solicitor shall sign the report required by (b) of this section. Signature of the report under this subsection must be made under oath or affirmation, but submission of false information in a notice that is not signed under oath or affirmation is punishable as an unsworn falsification in the second degree under AS 11.56.210.
AK Stat § 45.68.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.060. Public records.

The registration statement, registration renewal statement, financial reports of paid solicitors, contracts, and other documents required to be filed with the department under this chapter are public records available for inspection and copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.220.
AK Stat § 45.68.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.070. Retention and inspection of fiscal records.

A charitable organization that is required to be registered under this chapter or that is exempted from this chapter by AS 45.68.120 and a paid solicitor that is required to be registered under this chapter or that is exempted from this chapter by AS 45.68.120 shall maintain the records required by this chapter for a period of five years in a form that permits the department to make a complete audit of solicitations by the charitable organization or paid solicitor.
AK Stat § 45.68.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.080. Substituted service.

(a) A charitable organization or paid solicitor that is required to be registered under this chapter and that either has its principal place of business outside of the state or is organized under the laws of another state is considered to have irrevocably appointed the department as its agent for the service of a summons, subpoena, or other process directed to the charitable organization or paid solicitor, or to a director, officer, partner, or principal of the charitable organization or paid solicitor in an action or other proceeding brought under this chapter. (b) Service under (a) of this section is complete if the department immediately sends notice of the service and a copy of the process to the charitable organization, paid solicitor, or other person to whom it is directed by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the last address known to the department of the charitable organization or paid solicitor.
AK Stat § 45.68.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.090. Private enforcement.

(a) A charitable organization that suffers damages as a result of a violation of this chapter by another charitable organization or by a paid solicitor may bring a civil action against the violator. (b) A person who makes a contribution to a charitable organization or to a paid solicitor that violates this chapter may bring a civil action against the violator. (c) In an action under (a) or (b) of this section, a court may (1) award damages for the violation; (2) enjoin future violations; (3) provide other relief that the court determines is necessary to restore to the person damaged real or personal property that was acquired by the violator by means of the violation; (4) require the violator, under appropriate circumstances, to pay the full attorney fees and costs incurred by the charitable organization or other person bringing the action. (d) A charitable organization or other person who brings an action under this section shall serve a copy of the complaint on the department when the action is filed, and, upon entry of an order or judgment in the action, shall mail a copy of the order or judgment to the department.
AK Stat § 45.68.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 68. Charitable Solicitations|Sec. 45.68.100. Criminal penalty.

A person who solicits contributions for a charitable organization for compensation without complying with the registration requirements of AS 45.68.010 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.