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Washington DFI opens rulemaking to define dishonest franchise-broker conduct

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2:12 · Washington State DFI · 20 Oct 2026

Washington's Department of Financial Institutions has opened a rulemaking that could, for the first time, set out in rule which franchise-broker practices count as dishonest or unethical under state law. The filing is at its earliest stage, with no draft text attached. This segment covers what the Securities Division says it is considering and what franchise brokers operating in the state should watch for next.

  • Washington's DFI Securities Division has opened a rulemaking on Chapter 460-82 WAC, currently listed with status 'Open'.
  • The division is considering amendments that would define certain franchise-broker conduct as 'dishonest or unethical practices in the franchise industry' under RCW 19.100.252.
  • The published materials consist of a CR-101 document; no proposed rule text has been released at this stage.
  • The industry affected is franchise brokers operating in Washington State.

Executive summary

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has posted an open rulemaking concerning Chapter 460-82 WAC, administered by its Securities Division. According to the notice, the division is considering proposing amendments to that chapter to establish a rule defining…

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https://dfi.wa.gov/rulemaking/proposed-amendment-chapter-460-82-wac
Published by Washington State DFI · 20 Oct 2026
Read by Regulus 20 Oct 2026 at 18:05 UTC
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