Illinois § 7

§ 7.

Sale by franchisee and extension or renewal of existing franchise. There shall be exempted from the provisions of Sections 5, 10, 11, 13 and 15 of this Act the offer or sale of a franchise by a franchisee for its own account if the sale is not effected by or through a franchisor. A sale is not effected by or through a franchisor merely because a franchisor has a right to approve or disapprove a different franchisee or requires payment of a reasonable transfer fee or requires the new franchisee to execute a franchise agreement on terms not materially different from the existing franchise agreement. There shall be exempted from the provisions of Sections 5, 10, 11, 13 and 15 of this Act the extension or renewal of an existing franchise or the exchange or substitution of a modified or amended franchise agreement where there is no interruption in the operation of the franchise business by the franchisee. (Source: P.A. 96-648, eff. 10-1-09.)