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AK Stat § 45.57.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 57. Takeover Bid Disclosure Act|Sec. 45.57.090. Consent to service of process.

A nonresident offeror, except a foreign corporation which has complied with AS 10.06.705 - 10.06.788, who makes a takeover bid affecting an offeree company is considered to have appointed the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development as the offeror's agent upon whom may be served, in any matter arising under this chapter, any process, notice, order, or demand except one issued by the department. Service may be made on the commissioner or any of the commissioner's staff at the commissioner's office. The commissioner shall send it by registered or certified mail addressed to the offeror at the latest address on file and keep a record of it. A process, notice, order, or demand issued by the department shall be served by being mailed by the commissioner or any of the commissioner's staff by registered or certified mail addressed to the offeror at the latest address on file.
AK Stat § 45.57.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 57. Takeover Bid Disclosure Act|Sec. 45.57.100. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations and forms that are necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
AK Stat § 45.57.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 57. Takeover Bid Disclosure Act|Sec. 45.57.120. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the Takeover Bid Disclosure Act.
AK Stat § 45.63.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.010. Registration.

(a) A person may not sell or attempt to sell property or services by telephonic means if the person makes substantially the same offer on substantially the same terms to two or more persons, unless the telephone seller is registered with the Department of Law at least 30 days before the solicitation campaign. (b) To register under (a) of this section, a person shall file with the department (1) a notice of intent to engage in a solicitation campaign; a separate notice of intent shall be filed for each solicitation campaign; (2) an irrevocable consent appointing the department the person's agent for the receipt of service of process in a court action or other proceeding against the person, or the successor in interest of the person, for a violation of this chapter; and (3) a signed statement that the person has read and will comply with this chapter and the regulations adopted under this chapter. (c) Registration under (b) of this section is not complete until the telephone seller receives an acknowledgement from the department that the seller has complied with (b) of this section. (d) The notice of intent must be on a form or in a format provided and established by the department by regulation. The department may require the notice of intent to be submitted under oath or affirmation or with notice that false statements made are punishable as unsworn falsification in the second degree under AS 11.56.210. The notice of intent must include detailed information about the nature of the solicitation campaign and the identity and business practices of the telephone seller, including information on the employees, agents, and officers affiliated with the telephone seller. The notice of intent must disclose criminal convictions, civil judgments, orders, consent decrees, or administrative determinations involving allegations of unfair or deceptive business practices by the telephone seller. (e) A person may not provide false information in a notice of intent.
AK Stat § 45.63.015 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.015. Registration fees.

Each separate registration filed under AS 45.63.010(b) must be accompanied by a registration 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 § 45.63.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.020. Written contract required.

Until a telephone seller receives from a buyer a signed, written contract for the purchase, the telephone seller may not solicit payment for the purchase, charge a credit card account for the purchase, negotiate a check or other commercial instrument intended for payment of the purchase, or accept a cash payment for the purchase. The written contract must notify the buyer of the rights of the buyer under AS 45.63.030(a) and disclose the information required by the department by regulation.
AK Stat § 45.63.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.030. Cancellation or replacement.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 45.01 - AS 45.08, AS 45.12, AS 45.14, and AS 45.29 (Uniform Commercial Code), a telephone seller shall give the buyer a refund, credit, or replacement, at the option of the buyer, if (1) the property or services purchased are defective, not as represented, or not received as promised by the seller; (2) within seven days after receiving the purchased property, the buyer returns the purchased property and makes a written request for the refund, credit, or replacement; or (3) within seven days after paying for the purchased services and before the services are provided, the buyer makes a written request for the refund or credit. (b) A return or request is timely under (a) of this section if the return or request is made in person within the seven days or if the return or request is mailed, properly addressed and postmarked, postage prepaid, within the seven days. (c) Notwithstanding AS 45.01 - AS 45.08, AS 45.12, AS 45.14, and AS 45.29 (Uniform Commercial Code), a purchase of property from a telephone seller becomes final seven days after receipt of the property, unless the buyer requests a refund, credit, or replacement under (a) of this section, or the telephone seller fails to obtain the contract required by AS 45.63.020. (d) A purchase of services from a telephone seller becomes final seven days after receipt of the contract required by AS 45.63.020, unless the buyer requests a refund or credit under (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 45.63.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.040. Prohibited representations.

(a) Unless the telephone seller is asked for the information by the buyer, the seller may not state or imply that the seller has a license, consent, or other form of permission from the state. (b) A telephone seller may not state or imply that (1) the seller is complying with state law; or (2) the seller's compliance with the laws of this state or a municipality constitutes approval or endorsement by the state or municipality.
AK Stat § 45.63.045 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.045. Required representations; prohibitions.

(a) A telephone seller shall (1) within the first 15 seconds of a call and in a clear and conspicuous manner, disclose the registered seller's name and telephone number, whom the registered seller represents, and that the call is a sales call; and (2) repeat the information at any time during the conversation if requested by a person at the number called. (b) A telephone seller must terminate the telephone solicitation and promptly disconnect the telephone line if the person receiving the call objects to the solicitation or indicates that the person is not interested in the product or service that is the subject of the solicitation. (c) A telephone seller who makes a telephonic solicitation may not cause a telephone to ring repeatedly or continuously with the intent to annoy, abuse, or harass a person at the telephone number called or repeatedly engage a person in a telephone conversation.
AK Stat § 45.63.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.050. Waiver prohibited and void.

A telephone seller may not request or obtain from a buyer a waiver of the rights of the buyer under this chapter. A waiver of the rights of a buyer under this chapter is void.
AK Stat § 45.63.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.060. Criminal penalties.

(a) A person who sells or attempts to sell property or services by telephonic means by making substantially the same offer on substantially the same terms to two or more persons without complying with the registration requirements of AS 45.63.010, or who solicits, or receives, payment for a purchase before receiving the written contract required by AS 45.63.020 is guilty of a class C felony. (b) A person who violates AS 45.63.030 - 45.63.050 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
AK Stat § 45.63.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.070. Remedies not exclusive.

The remedies in this chapter are in addition to other remedies available to a buyer or the department.
AK Stat § 45.63.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.090. Regulations.

The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement this chapter.
AK Stat § 45.63.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 63. Telephonic Solicitations|Sec. 45.63.100. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “buyer” means a person who buys from or is solicited by a seller by telephonic means; (2) “department” means the Department of Law; (3) “notice of intent” means the notice of intent required by AS 45.63.010 to engage in a solicitation campaign; (4) “solicitation campaign” means a sale or attempt to sell property or services by telephonic means by making substantially the same offer on substantially the same terms to two or more persons; (5) “telephone seller” means a person who is required to be registered under AS 45.63.010; (6) “telephonic means” means a telephone or another method using telephone lines, and includes a facsimile machine and electronic communication between electronic computing devices; “telephonic means” includes a letter, postcard, notice, or other written communication advising, requesting, motivating, or otherwise encouraging a person to contact a seller by telephonic means.
AK Stat § 45.66.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.010. Registration required.

A person may not sell or offer to sell a business opportunity unless the person is registered as a seller with the department at least 30 days before the sale or offer to sell begins and has paid the fee required by AS 45.66.040.
AK Stat § 45.66.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.020. Registration procedure.

(a) To register under AS 45.66.010, a person shall file with the department (1) the disclosure statement required by AS 45.66.080 and any advertising, pamphlets, brochures, or other materials to be used in the offering or promoting of the business opportunity; (2) the bond required by AS 45.66.060; (3) an irrevocable consent appointing the department as the person's agent for the receipt of service of process in a court action or other proceeding against the person, or the successor in interest of the person, for a violation of this chapter; (4) a completed application form that satisfies (b) of this section; (5) a signed statement that the person has read and will comply with this chapter and the regulations adopted under it; (6) the fee required by AS 45.66.040; and (7) other information requested by the department to evaluate whether the person meets the requirements of this chapter. (b) The department shall establish by regulation the application forms for registrations under this chapter. The application forms must require the submission of the following information: (1) the nature of the business opportunity and the method by which it will be offered, advertised, or promoted; (2) the identity and business practices of the person who will be the seller, including information on a related person; and (3) a disclosure of criminal convictions, civil judgments, orders, consent decrees, and administrative determinations involving allegations of (A) fraud, theft, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, misappropriation of property, the use of untrue or misleading representations in an attempt to sell or dispose of real or personal property, violations of this chapter, violations of AS 45.63 (solicitations by telephonic means), violations of AS 45.68 (charitable solicitations), or unfair or deceptive business practices under AS 45.50.471 - 45.50.561, or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction, by the person who will be the seller or by a related person; or (B) a violation of securities or investment laws by the person who will be the seller or by a related person. (c) Registration under AS 45.66.010 or renewal under AS 45.66.030 is not complete until the person or seller receives an acknowledgment from the department that the person or seller has complied with (a) of this section or AS 45.66.030, as applicable. (d) In this section, “related person” means an owner, employee, agent, or officer of the business opportunity being sold, or a person affiliated with the person who will be the seller of the business opportunity.
AK Stat § 45.66.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.030. Renewal of registration.

If a seller continues to sell or offer to sell a business opportunity for more than one year from the date of the department's acknowledgment of the initial registration under this chapter, the seller shall renew the registration each year that the sale or offer to sell continues by filing, before or on the anniversary date of the department's acknowledgment under AS 45.66.020(c), a renewal application, on a form established by the department by regulation, requiring information that is similar to the information required under AS 45.66.020.
AK Stat § 45.66.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.040. Registration and renewal fees.

(a) As part of the registration procedure set out in AS 45.66.020(a), a person shall pay a nonrefundable registration fee to the department. With a renewal application, the seller shall pay a nonrefundable renewal fee. The department shall establish the amount of the registration fee and the renewal fee by regulation. (b) Under AS 37.05.146(c), registration and renewal fees collected under this chapter shall be accounted for separately, and appropriations from the account are not made from the unrestricted general fund.
AK Stat § 45.66.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.050. Material changes in registration information.

If there is a material change in the information provided under AS 45.66.020 or 45.66.030, the seller shall, within 10 days after the change, file with the department a statement describing the change on a form established by the department by regulation.
AK Stat § 45.66.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.060. Surety bond required.

(a) A person registering as a seller shall obtain a surety bond in the amount of $75,000 issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the state. The bond must be in favor of the state for the benefit of a buyer and must satisfy the conditions established by the department by regulation. (b) If the department finds that the amount of the bond set by (a) of this section is insufficient to protect the public interest, the department may by regulation increase the amount of the bond.
AK Stat § 45.66.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.070. Location of offer and sale.

This chapter applies to a sale of, or an offer to sell, a business opportunity if (1) the offer, regardless of whether either party is then present in this state, originates in this state, or is directed by the offeror to this state and received at the place to which the offer is directed, including a post office box; this paragraph does not include an offer that (A) appears in a bona fide newspaper or other publication of general circulation that is not published in this state or that is published in this state but more than two-thirds of its circulation was outside this state during the 12 months preceding the offer; or (B) is made on a radio or television program that originates outside this state and is received in this state; (2) the acceptance (A) has not been previously communicated, orally or in writing, to the offeror outside this state; (B) is communicated to the offeror in this state, regardless of whether the seller or buyer is then present in this state, and the offeree reasonably believes that the offeror is located in this state; and (C) is received at the place to which it was directed, including a post office box; or (3) the buyer is domiciled in this state and the business opportunity is or will be operated in this state.
AK Stat § 45.66.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.080. Disclosure requirements.

(a) At least 10 days before a buyer signs the contract required by AS 45.66.090, or at least 10 days before receipt of any consideration by the seller, whichever event occurs first, the seller shall give the buyer the written disclosure statement described in (b) of this section, require the buyer to sign a receipt containing the buyer's name and the date on which the buyer received the disclosure statement, and give the buyer the original receipt with the buyer's original signature. The seller shall retain a copy of the receipt. (b) The department shall specify by regulation the form and content of the disclosure statement required by (a) of this section, including (1) the seller's name, type of business organization, address, and name of any parent or affiliated company related to the transaction; (2) the names, addresses, and other relevant information regarding the owners, officers, directors, and other persons responsible for the seller's business activities related to the contract; (3) the business history of the seller and the seller's representatives and the background of the seller and the seller's representatives that relates to business opportunities; (4) the total contract amount to be paid by the buyer and the schedule of payments; (5) the financial condition of the seller, including audits and recent income statements; (6) a complete description of the services that the seller will perform for the buyer, including training; (7) the history of the seller's registration or attempted registration in this or another state as a seller of business opportunities; (8) a history of civil actions, criminal actions, and consumer protection complaints as described in AS 45.66.020(b)(3) brought against the seller or the seller's representatives related to the sale of business opportunities and the resolution of the actions and complaints in this state or another jurisdiction; (9) identification of any bankruptcy actions filed in court by the seller and the resolution of the actions; (10) if the seller makes a statement about potential earnings that can be made through a business opportunity, the basis for the statement and the economic risks associated with the business opportunity; (11) the rights and obligations of the seller and buyer regarding termination of the contract, including the rights arising out of the bond required by AS 45.66.060; and (12) any additional information that the department determines by regulation is reasonable and in the public interest for the seller to provide in order to make a complete disclosure concerning the contract.
AK Stat § 45.66.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.090. Written contract required.

(a) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a person may not contract to sell a business opportunity unless the contract is in writing and the seller gives a copy of the contract to the buyer when the buyer signs the contract. (b) The department shall establish by regulation the content and format of the information that must be contained in the contract. At a minimum, the contract must contain (1) the payment terms, including any escrow account required under AS 45.66.100; (2) the name, address, and telephone number of the seller, the seller's agent, and each supplier of products, equipment, or supplies that the seller is to deliver to the buyer; (3) a statement of the form of the seller's business organization; (4) a description of services, including any training services, that the seller is to provide to the buyer; (5) the delivery date of the product, equipment, or supplies being sold or leased; (6) if the seller has represented that there is a buy-back agreement for the business opportunity or that payments are protected or secured, a complete description of those provisions; (7) a statement of the buyer's right to cancel, the circumstances under which cancellation is authorized, and the procedure for cancellation and refunds; and (8) any other terms that the department determines are necessary to protect the public interest.
AK Stat § 45.66.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 66. Sale of Business Opportunities|Sec. 45.66.100. Restrictions on down payments.

(a) A seller may not require a buyer to pay as a down payment more than 20 percent of the initial payment unless the excess above the 20 percent is placed in an escrow account that meets the requirements of AS 45.66.110. (b) In this section, (1) “down payment” means that portion of the initial payment that the buyer is obligated to pay to the seller before or at the time the products, equipment, supplies, or services are delivered, but does not include any amount that is financed by or for which financing is to be obtained by the seller or that results from financing that the seller assists the buyer to obtain; (2) “initial payment” means (A) the total amount that a buyer is obligated to pay under the terms of the contract before or at the time the equipment, supplies, products, or services are delivered or within six months after the buyer commences operation of the business opportunity; or (B) the entire sale price if the contract sets out a specific total sale price for the purchase of the business opportunity and the total price is to be paid partially as a down payment and then in specific monthly payments or a subsequent lump sum payment.