# Blue sky laws

> Blue sky laws — State securities laws. For a Rule 506 offering federal law preempts state registration, but states may still require a notice filing and a fee where investors live.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/blue-sky-laws
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**What is blue sky laws?** In accounting, blue sky laws means state securities laws. For a Rule 506 offering federal law preempts state registration, but states may still require a notice filing and a fee where investors live.

## Also known as

- State notice filing

## Words this system refuses for it

- Form D (the federal notice)

- **Category:** Equity & financing
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)