§ 9 §5005-B — Annual fund-raising activity reports to be filed by charitable organizations

Maine § 9 §5005-B

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 9: BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
• Part: 13
• Ch. 385: CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS ACT

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1.
Content of report.
A charitable organization shall submit to the director an annual fund-raising activity report that reflects data from the organization's preceding fiscal year, on a form prescribed by the director, as part of its application for license renewal. The report must state, at a minimum, the following:
2.
Failure to file; discrepancies.
Failure to file the annual fund-raising activity report required under this section or disagreement between the report filed by the charitable organization and that submitted by the professional solicitor with which the charitable organization has contracted may result in disciplinary action as provided under Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A. To resolve a disagreement between reports, the director may require the charitable organization to submit an annual fund-raising activity report according to a fiscal year other than the organization's fiscal year.
3.
Contracting with unlicensed professional solicitor prohibited.
A charitable organization may not contract with an unlicensed professional solicitor. A violation of this subsection may result in disciplinary action as provided under Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A.
4.
Application subsequent to lapse of licensure.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 541, §10 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. A, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. A, §7 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 313, §11 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 539, §§7-9 (AMD).