Does the state require registration by fundraising counsel?
Oversight of professional fundraisers
Regulatory Action: REQUIREMENT
27 states have COUNSL regulations
AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA
HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD
MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ
NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC
SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
AL Code § 13A-9-71
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: “No person shall act as a professional solicitor in the employ of a professional fund raiser who is required to register pursuant to this section before he or she has registered with the Attorney General or after the expiration or cancellation of the registration or any renewal thereof. Application for registration shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the Attorney General and shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25). Registration when effected shall be for a period of one year, or a part thereof, expiring with the 30th day of September and may be renewed upon written application, under oath, in the form prescribed by the Attorney General and the payment of the fee prescribed herein for additional one-year periods. Applications for registration, when filed with the Attorney General, shall become public records in the Office of the Attorney General.” Alabama Code § 13A-9-71 (j)
AR Code § 4-28-406
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: “(a) A person shall not act as a fund-raising counsel until he or she has first registered with the Secretary of State. (b) Applications for registration shall be submitted: (1) In writing; (2) Under oath; (3) In the form prescribed by the Secretary of State; and (4) Accompanied by an annual fee in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100). (c) (1) Registrations are valid for a period of one (1) year. (2) Registrations may be renewed upon the filing of a new application and the tendering of the fee previously prescribed for registration.” A.C.A. § 4-28-406
CA Code § 12599.1
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: West’s Ann.Cal.Gov.Code § 12599.1
FL Code § 496.409
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Fla. Stat. § 496.409
HI Code § 467B-12
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467B-12
IL Code § 460/6.5
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: 225 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 460/6.5: Registration every three years
IN Code § 23-7-8-2
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Indiana Code § 23-7-8-2
KS Code § 17-1764
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-1764
KY Code § 367.652
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 367.652
MD Code § 6-301
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 6-301
MA Code § 24
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT: Section 24. The working methods of any such corporation and the dairies in which milk is produced under contract with it shall at all times be subject to investigation by the department of public health.
NOTES: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 68, § 24
MN Code § 309.531
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Minn. Stat. § 309.531 included in definition of “Professional fund-raiser” in Minn. Stat. § 309.50(6)
MN Code § 309.50(6)
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Minn. Stat. § 309.531 included in definition of “Professional fund-raiser” in Minn. Stat. § 309.50(6)
MS Code § 79-11-513
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-513
NH Code § 7:28-b
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 7:28-b Any fundraising counsel must register, file contracts between counsel and the charitable organization, and is subject to final accounting if it has custody of solicited funds.
NJ Code § 45:17A-27
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 45:17A-27
NY Code § 173
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: N.Y. Exec. Law § 173
NC Code § 131F-15
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-15
ND Code § 50-22-02.1
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: N.D. Cent. Code § 50-22-02.1 Included in definition of “Professional Fundraiser” N.D. Cent. Code § 50-22-01(6)
ND Code § 50-22-01(6)
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: N.D. Cent. Code § 50-22-02.1 Included in definition of “Professional Fundraiser” N.D. Cent. Code § 50-22-01(6)
FNDRAZE-COUNSL-NS
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
NOTES: Registration for counsel who advise on direct mail, have access to contributions, or have authority to pay expenses. see https://www.doj.state.or.us/charitable-activities/for-professional-fundraisers/for-professional-fundraisers/
PA Code § 162.8
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: 10 Pa. Stat. § 162.8; Registration Statement, BCO-150, see https://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Charities/RegistrationForms/Documents/Registration%20Forms/Professional%20Fundraising%20Counsel%20Forms/Registration%20Statement,%20BCO-150.pdf
RI Code § 53.1-9
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: *5 R.I. Gen Laws § 53.1-9
SC Code § 33-56-110
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: S.C. Code Ann. § 33-56-110
TN Code § 48-101-507
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-507
UT Code § 13-22-9
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Utah Code § 13-22-9
VA Code § 57-61
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Va. Code Ann. § 57-61
WV Code § 29-19-9
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: W. Va. Code § 29-19-9
WI Code § 202.13
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Wis. Stat. § 202.13: Only requires registration if org has custody of the contributions