(1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Make any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact in connection with the offer, sale, or lease of any business opportunity in the state; or (b) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; or (c) Engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; or (d) Knowingly file or cause to be filed with the director any document which contains any untrue or misleading information; or (e) Knowingly violate any rule or order of the director. (2) A violation of this section is a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
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