Does the state oversee commercial-coventuring (e.g. by requiring that the co-venture be registered or by requiring that the charitable organization files the co-venture contract)?
Oversight of professional fundraisers
Regulatory Action: REQUIREMENT
18 states have VENTUR 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 fund raiser or commercial co-venturer either before he or she registers with the Attorney General, or after the expiration or cancellation of his or her registration and prior to renewal thereof. Applications for registration and renewal shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the Attorney General, and shall be accompanied by an annual fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100).” Alabama Code § 13A-9-71 (h)
AR Code § 4-28-408
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: “Every charitable organization subject to the registration requirements of this subchapter that agrees to permit a charitable sales promotion to be conducted in its behalf shall obtain a written agreement from the commercial coventurer and file a copy of the agreement with the Secretary of State before the commencement of the charitable sales promotion within this state.” A.C.A. § 4-28-408
CA Code § 12599.2
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Required to register with the attorney general unless exempt under 12599.2(b) West’s Ann.Cal.Gov.Code § 12599.2
FNDRAZE-VENTUR-NS
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
NOTES: Disclosure requirements apply where ” a commercial coventurer reasonably expects that more than one-half of all proceeds of a solicitation campaign will be derived from transactions within the state of Colorado.” C.R.S. 6-16-110
FL Code § 496.414
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Fla. Stat. § 496.414
HI Code § 467B-5.5
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: “The commercial co-venturer shall file a copy of the written consent with the department not less than ten days prior to the commencement of the charitable sales promotion within this State.” Haw. Rev. Stat. § 467B-5.5
LA Code § 1901.2
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: No registration is required, but “A commercial co-venturer shall provide to the department a copy of the final accounting for each charitable sales promotion that it conducts not later than ten days after the department requests it.” La. Stat. Ann. § 1901.2
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
MS Code § 79-11-504(a)
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 79-11-504(a); 515 (Rev. 2009); Mississippi Charities Act Rules, Rule 3.17 Commercial Co-ventures
NH Code § 7:28-d
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Charitable organization must file a notice of any sales promotion with a commercial co-venturer with the AG and must keep contract available for production at request of the AG. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 7:28-d
NJ Code § 45:17A-29
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Charitable organization must file a contract of any sales promotion with a commercial co-venturer with the AG ten days prior to the initiation of the charitable sales promotion. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 45:17A-29
NY Code § 173
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: N.Y. Exec. Law § 173
OH Code § 1716.09
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Ohio Rev. Code § 1716.09
OR Code § 128.821
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Registration: Or. Rev. Stat. § 128.821; Accounting requirements: Or. Rev. Stat. § 128.848
OR Code § 128.848
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Registration: Or. Rev. Stat. § 128.821; Accounting requirements: Or. Rev. Stat. § 128.848
SC Code § 33-56-110
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: S.C. Code Ann. § 33-56-110: Registration; *S.C. Code Ann. § 33-56-70: Contract Requirements
SC Code § 33-56-70
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: S.C. Code Ann. § 33-56-110: Registration; *S.C. Code Ann. § 33-56-70: Contract Requirements
TN Code § 48-101-504
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-504 “A statement as to whether the organization intends to solicit contributions from the public directly or have such done on its behalf by others and submit a true copy of any contract or agreement with any professional solicitor or any other person who is directly or indirectly involved with the solicitation of contributions;”
UT Code § 13-22-22
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: “Every charitable organization which agrees to permit a charitable sales promotion to be conducted by a commercial co-venturer on its behalf shall file with the division a notice of the promotion prior to its commencement within this state.” Utah Code § 13-22-22
VA Code § 57-61.2
REGULATORY BODY: Not Specific
STATUTE TEXT:
NOTES: Va. Code Ann. § 57-61.2