Compute the FTC Franchise Rule 14-day disclosure clock by exact, cited calendar math.
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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.
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.