Regulatory research and compliance support
Fifty-state regulatory surveys
The same question, asked fifty times, answered to the primary source each time. We build the table, cite every cell to the governing rule, and tell you which states are the outliers that will actually shape the decision.
- Published price
- $800–3,000 / survey
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
- Without us
- $8,000–40,000
Fixed per unit, not hourly. No minimum engagement. Quoted before we start.
What you receive
A state-by-state answer to the specific regulatory question, with citations to the governing rule.
- A fifty-state table with columns defined by the question you asked
- A citation to the statute, regulation or leading authority behind every cell
- An outlier memo naming the states that depart from the majority position and how
- Effective dates and pending legislative or rule changes flagged per state
- Licensing, registration or filing requirements broken out where the question touches them
- The research trail, so any cell can be re-verified without redoing the survey
What it costs, and what it replaces
Both figures are published ranges for the same unit of work. Ours is fixed before we start; if our process gets faster, that is our gain and your price does not move.
How engagements are structured →- Adnah Legal
- $800–3,000 / survey
- Typical cost without us
- $8,000–40,000 / survey
Roughly 92% lower at the midpoint of each published range.
How the work runs
01
Framing
We restate the question as the table's columns and confirm it with you before starting, because a fifty-state survey answering a slightly wrong question is fifty wasted answers.
02
Primary-source research
Each state is researched to the statute or regulation itself, with the citation recorded per cell rather than carried from a secondary compilation that may be out of date.
03
Outlier and change sweep
We identify the states that depart from the majority and check for pending changes, since a rule about to move is as actionable as the one in force.
04
Verification and delivery
Every citation is verified at source and the table is delivered with the outlier memo and the research trail attached.
What we need from you
- The question, framed as precisely as possible
- The regulated activity, entity type and any thresholds that apply
- Whether local rules are in scope
- The deadline
What we check before delivery
- Every citation is pulled and verified at the source
- Currency is checked per state, with effective dates and pending amendments recorded
- Unsettled positions are marked unsettled with the competing views, not resolved by preference
- Cells are checked for consistency of interpretation across states, so the table is genuinely comparable
When firms send us this
- Product or service launches across multiple states
- Licensing analysis before entering new markets
- Client questions that would otherwise absorb an associate for weeks
- Refreshing a survey that is more than a year old
Questions about fifty-state surveys
Can you cover territories and DC too?
Yes, on request, and they are frequently where the exception is. Say so up front and they go in with the fifty.
How do you handle a state where the answer is genuinely unclear?
The cell says unsettled and explains the competing positions with citations. A confident answer where none exists is the most dangerous thing in a survey.
Can you update it later?
Yes, and an update is much cheaper than a rebuild because the research trail is delivered with the original.
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Fifty-state surveys at $800–3,000 per survey, 5 business days. No minimum, no scoping call, no onboarding cycle.