Pro Tier Module
FDD Delivery Timeline (FTC Franchise Rule)
Compute the FTC Franchise Rule 14-day disclosure clock by exact, cited calendar math.
This tool runs inside GDBS Pro. What it computes and the authorities it applies are below.
The problem
The FTC Franchise Rule bars binding signatures or payments until the FDD has been delivered for a full waiting period, and miscounting calendar days against a material-change revision can void a sale.
The local-first solution
A deterministic, client-side calculator computes the earliest permissible signing date by exact calendar arithmetic, citing 16 CFR Part 436 and the FTC Compliance Guide, with nothing uploaded.
What it does
14-day rule: earliest signing/payment date is delivery plus 15 calendar days (436.2(a))
Day of delivery is day zero; weekends and holidays are counted as calendar days
7-day material-change rule: revision plus 8 days when a revision date is supplied (436.2(b)/(c))
Surfaces the later of the two gates as the controlling earliest date
Rolls forward when the earliest date itself lands on a weekend
State pre-sale registration flag as dated reference data
Honest scope
Federal FTC Franchise Rule timing only; not legal advice. A state's registration, cooling-off, or relationship law can add a longer waiting period, and the 14-state registration list is dated reference data to confirm against the live code. The 436.8 exemptions are not modeled; only the federal calendar arithmetic is exact.
Authorities cited
- 16 CFR 436.2(a) - A franchisor must furnish the Franchise Disclosure Document at least 14 calendar-days before the prospective franchisee signs any binding agreement with, or makes any payment to, the franchisor or an affiliate in connection with the proposed sale.
- 16 CFR 436.2(b),(c) - Delivery of contracts/agreements at least 7 calendar-days before signing where the franchisor unilaterally and materially alters them (the 7-day material-change rule).
- 16 CFR 436.8 - Exemptions from the disclosure requirement (large-investment, insiders, bona-fide wholesale, fractional, leased-department, etc.) - NOT modeled here.
- FTC Franchise Rule Compliance Guide (May 2008) - the FTC staff guide explaining the 14-day and 7-day timing and the day-zero (delivery day not counted) calendar-day count.
- State franchise REGISTRATION statutes (reference list, as-of 2026-01-01): CA Corp. Code 31000; HI HRS 482E; IL 815 ILCS 705; IN Code 23-2-2.5; MD Bus. Reg. 14-201; MI MCL 445.1501; MN ch. 80C; NY GBL art. 33; ND ch. 51-19; RI ch. 19-28.1; SD ch. 37-5B; VA Code 13.1-557; WA RCW 19.100; WI ch. 553. Confirm each against the live state code.
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Compute the disclosure clock
Run the FDD timeline in your browser and route the cited dates into a Sandbox set or a Worklog case. Nothing about the transaction is uploaded to anyone's cloud.