Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 51.201
Form of Business Opportunity Contract

A business opportunity contract must be in writing and include, in 10-point type or in handwriting of an equivalent size, the following:

(1)

the terms of payment, including the initial consideration, down payment, and additional payments required;

(2)

a detailed description of the acts or services the seller undertakes to perform for the purchaser;

(3)

the seller’s principal business address;

(4)

the name and address of the seller’s agent in this state authorized to receive service of process;

(5)

the delivery date or, if the contract provides for staggered delivery times to the purchaser, the approximate delivery date of the products, equipment, or supplies the seller is to:

(A)

deliver to the purchaser’s home or business address; or

(B)

place at a location owned or managed by a person other than the purchaser; and

(6)

a complete description of the nature of the buy-back or security arrangement if the seller has represented orally or in writing when selling, leasing, soliciting, or offering a business opportunity that there is a buy-back or that the initial consideration is secured.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 51.201 — Form of Business Opportunity Contract, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­51.­htm#51.­201 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

51.001
Short Title 51.002
General Definitions 51.003
Definition of Business Opportunity 51.004
Liberal Construction and Application 51.005
Burden of Proof 51.006
Waiver 51.007
Maintenance of Records 51.008
Filing Fee 51.009
Rules 51.051
Filing of Disclosure Statements and List of Sellers 51.052
Updating of Information on File 51.053
Filing of Disclosure Document from Other Regulatory Agency 51.054
Filing of Copy of Bond or Notification of Account 51.101
Bond, Trust Account, or Letter of Credit Required 51.102
Action Against Bond, Trust Account, or Letter of Credit 51.151
Disclosure to Purchaser of Business Opportunity 51.152
Cover Sheet of Disclosure Statement 51.153
Contents: Names and Addresses 51.154
Contents: Sales Periods 51.155
Contents: Services Description 51.156
Contents: Updated Financial Statement 51.157
Contents: Training Description 51.158
Contents: Security Description 51.159
Contents: Delivery Date 51.160
Contents: Sales or Earnings Representation 51.161
Contents: Legal Action History 51.162
Contents: Bankruptcy or Reorganization 51.163
Contents: Contract Copy 51.164
Use of Disclosure Document from Other Regulatory Agency 51.201
Form of Business Opportunity Contract 51.202
Delivery of Copies of Documents to Purchaser 51.203
Effect of Assignment of Business Opportunity Contract 51.251
Voluntary Termination of Business Opportunity Registration 51.252
Involuntary Termination of Business Opportunity Registration 51.301
Prohibited Acts 51.302
Deceptive Trade Practice 51.303
Review and Suit by Attorney General
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 51.201’s source at texas​.gov