What is the effective date of the Aw franchise registration in Illinois?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The following states have franchise laws that require that the Franchise Disclosure Document be registered or filed with the state, or be exempt from registration: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
This document is effective and may be used in the following states, where the document is filed, registered or exempt from registration, as of the Effective Date stated below:
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the document is effective and may be used in Illinois. However, the specific effective date is not provided in the excerpt. The document mentions that franchise laws in Illinois require the Franchise Disclosure Document to be registered or filed with the state, or be exempt from registration.
Item 22 indicates that Exhibit G contains the state effective dates, but this exhibit is not included in the provided excerpts. Without this exhibit, it is impossible to determine the exact date that the FDD became effective in Illinois.
A prospective Aw franchisee should verify the effective date of the franchise registration in Illinois with Aw or by checking with the Illinois state franchise regulatory authority. This date confirms when Aw was legally permitted to begin offering and selling franchises in Illinois under the terms of the 2025 FDD.