§ 5-53.1-1. Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this chapter have the following meanings unless a different meaning is required by the context: (1) “Charitable organization” means any organization soliciting for a charitable purpose or any organization holding themselves out as such. (2) “Charitable purpose” means, but is not limited to, any […]
§ 5-53.1-10. Professional solicitor. No person shall act as a professional solicitor in the employ of a professional fundraiser required to register pursuant to § 5-53.1-8 before he or she has registered with the director or after the expiration or cancellation of the registration. Applications for registration and re-registration shall be in writing, under oath, […]
§ 5-53.1-11. Nonresident professional fundraisers, fundraising counsel, and professional solicitors; designation of director as agent for service of process; service of process. (a) Any professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel, or professional solicitor having his, her, or its principal place of business outside of this state or organized under the laws of a foreign state, who or […]
§ 5-53.1-12. Solicitation. (a) Any written solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organization shall provide a description of the programs and activities for which it has expended or will expend contributions it receives from the solicitation or shall include therein a statement that, upon written request to a specified person at the […]
§ 5-53.1-12.1. Solicitation — Requirements. Prior to orally requesting a contribution, or contemporaneously with a written request for a contribution, the following shall be clearly and conspicuously disclosed: (a) The name of the professional solicitor and professional fundraiser, and the fact that the solicitation is being conducted by a professional solicitor. (b) If requested by […]
§ 5-53.1-13. Unauthorized use of names when soliciting or collecting contributions. (a) No person shall, for the purpose of soliciting contributions from persons in this state, use the name of any other person, as one who has sponsored or endorsed the charitable organization or its activities without the written consent of that other person. (b) […]
§ 5-53.1-14. Enforcement and penalties — Director. (a) Whenever the department, upon its own motion or upon complaint of any person, has reason to believe that any person is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, it may, if warranted, take any of the following actions: (1) Revoke, suspend, or deny a registration of […]
§ 5-53.1-15. Enforcement — Attorney general. (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced for the first offense to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or undergo imprisonment for not more than one year, […]
§ 5-53.1-16. Payment of fees. All fees, required to be paid pursuant to this chapter, shall be paid to the state treasurer. History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
§ 5-53.1-17. Rules and regulations. The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
§ 5-53.1-18. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance is for any reason held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by that invalidity. History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, […]
§ 5-53.1-2. Registration of charitable organizations. (a) Every charitable organization, except as otherwise provided in § 5-53.1-3, that acts, operates, transacts business in this state, or intends to solicit contributions from persons in this state by any means whatsoever, shall, prior to any solicitation, file with the director upon forms prescribed by the department, the […]
§ 5-53.1-3. Certain persons exempted. (a) The following persons shall not be required to file a registration statement with the department: (1) Educational institutions, including parent-teacher associations, the curricula of which in whole or in part are registered or approved by a governmental agency as well as all other educational institutions within this state recognized […]
§ 5-53.1-4. Reports and records of registered charitable organizations. (a) Every charitable organization registered pursuant to § 5-53.1-2 shall file with the director a copy of the annual financial statement of the organization audited by an independent certified public accountant for the organization’s immediately preceding fiscal year, or a copy of a financial statement audited […]
§ 5-53.1-5. Books and records. Every charitable organization registered or required to register pursuant to § 5-53.1-2 shall keep and maintain books, records, and reports for at least three (3) years after the end of the period of registration to which they relate that shall, upon reasonable advance written notice, be available for inspection at […]
§ 5-53.1-6. Nonresident charitable organizations; designation of director as agent for service of process; service of process. (a) Any charitable organization having its principal place of business outside of this state or organized under the laws of a foreign state and that solicits contributions from persons in this state, shall be deemed to have irrevocably […]
§ 5-53.1-7. Prohibited activity. In addition to any other violations of this chapter no person shall: (1) Make any material statement that is untrue in an application for registration, registration statement, or written annual report; or fail to disclose a material fact in an application for registration, registration statement, or written annual report; (2) Engage […]
§ 5-53.1-8. Professional fundraisers and fundraising counsel. (a) No person shall act, operate, or transact business as a professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel in this state before he, she, or it has registered with the director or after the expiration or cancellation of such registration. Applications for registration and re-registration shall be in writing, under […]
§ 5-53.1-9. Contracts of professional fundraisers and fundraising counsel. (a) No person shall act as a professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel before he, she, or it has a written contract with the charitable organization. A true and correct copy of each contract entered into between a professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel and a charitable organization […]
