Sec. 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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Business Opportunities and Agreements
Chapter 51 - Business Opportunities
Subchapter E. Business Opportunity Contract
Section 51.201. Form of Business Opportunity Contract
Section 51.202. Delivery of Copies of Documents to Purchaser
Section 51.203. Effect of Assignment of Business Opportunity Contract