23 FDD Items
Every Item from 1 through 23 is diffed against the prior-year FDD, the franchise agreement, and the change log — all present and updated, or the pack does not release.
The most rigorous FDD renewal pack a franchisor can file.
Franchise Registration & Renewal Compliance Engine assembles a documentation-complete renewal pack — every updated Item, every state-specific addendum, the deadline stack, and the filing packet — checked against the FTC Franchise Rule and each state's registration statute before a licensed franchise attorney releases it.
Every subsection of 16 C.F.R. §43623 FDD Items, gate-checked14 state registration deadlines computedAttorney review on every pack5-business-day SLA
Why renewals fail
A single missed deadline can freeze all franchise sales.
A franchisor's ability to sell franchises depends entirely on keeping its FDD current and its state registrations renewed. Miss the 120-day federal deadline, skip a required quarterly amendment, or let a state registration lapse — and the franchisor must stop all offers and sales immediately, exposing the brand to liability and lost revenue.
Most franchisors run this by hand, relying on outside counsel billing hourly, once a year. The statute has not been read end-to-end since the last renewal. That is exactly where completeness gaps hide.
Franchise Registration & Renewal Compliance Engine exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
120 days
hard federal deadline to revise the FDD after fiscal year-end
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of the FTC Franchise Rule — subsection by subsection.
We do not summarize the law and hope. Every pack is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of 16 C.F.R. §436 and each state's registration statute. These are the provisions each pack is held to.
120-day window
The revised FDD is verified to be completed within 120 days of fiscal year-end, computed deterministically — never estimated.
Quarterly amendments
Material changes are identified and drafted as quarterly amendments, with the amendment deadline computed from the date of the change.
Every required state filing
Registration renewals for all 14 registration states (CA, HI, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NY, ND, RI, SD, VA, WA, WI) are prepared, each with its own renewal deadline, fee, and examiner requirements.
Financial statement refresh
Audited financials are incorporated into Item 21, with the required comparative periods verified against the fiscal year-end date.
Item 20 outlet table update
The outlet table is rebuilt from the franchisor's system, with column totals reconciled to the prior year and any discrepancies flagged.
How a pack is built
Intake to attorney release, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A licensed franchise attorney reviews, owns, and signs every release. That order is never reversed.
01
Renewal Readiness Scan
Upload last year's FDD and franchise agreement. We return a free completeness read: which Items must change, which state deadlines are approaching, and a fixed quote.
02
Evidence & change log
As your authorized clerical agent, we collect the audited financials, updated franchise agreement, and any material changes from the past year, and build a change log corroborated across sources.
03
Grounded drafting
The 23 FDD Items are drafted from your validated data and the FTC rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
04
Deterministic completeness gates
The 120-day window is verified; each state deadline is computed; the outlet table reconciles; financials are correctly placed; any missing element blocks release.
05
Attorney review & signature
A licensed franchise attorney reviews the exception queue, signs the FDD, and files each state registration. High-complexity Items (3, 19) route to senior attorney review.
06
Delivery
You receive the pack: revised FDD, state-specific addenda, filing receipts, deadline calendar, and a certificate of compliance — ready for the franchisor to use in franchise sales.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
Attorney-reviewed
No pack ships without a licensed franchise attorney's signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to released pack.
<1%
Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard pack library.
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State registration statutes
Every registration state's renewal requirements, computed per file.
Why Franchise Registration & Renewal Compliance Engine
Built to be the most thorough option a franchisor has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every FDD Item and state filing accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a regulatory requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run searches as your clerical agent. We never give legal advice, negotiate with examiners, or represent you in any legal matter.
Engagement
Flat annual subscription, per brand. No hourly billing, ever.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with a compliance outcome — not a stack of billable hours.
- A free Renewal Readiness Scan before you commit — see exactly what must change and when.
- One flat annual subscription per brand covering the FDD update and all state renewals; disclosed pass-through filing fees.
- Optional per-state expansion add-on for new registration states.
- Optional quarterly amendment monitoring and drafting for material changes.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is Franchise Registration & Renewal Compliance Engine a law firm?
No. Franchise Registration & Renewal Compliance Engine, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent you in any legal matter. Attorney review is provided by a licensed franchise attorney who owns and signs every filing.
Do you file the FDD with the FTC or states?
Yes, as your authorized clerical agent, we prepare and submit the filing packets. A licensed franchise attorney reviews and signs each submission. The franchisor remains the party responsible for the accuracy of the disclosure.
What makes a pack 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by the FTC Franchise Rule and each state's registration statute: all 23 FDD Items updated, the 120-day window verified, state-specific addenda prepared, financials refreshed, and the deadline stack computed. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to an attorney-released pack. The free Renewal Readiness Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what must change and when.
How are you priced?
A flat annual subscription per brand, plus disclosed pass-through filing fees. No hourly billing and no percentage of any franchise sale proceeds.
See what's missing before it costs you a sale.
Start with a free Renewal Readiness Scan. Send last year's FDD and we'll return a completeness read against every subsection of the FTC Franchise Rule and your state registration deadlines.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the franchisor owns every disclosure.