1. (a) A charitable organization shall register and receive a registration letter from the Secretary of State before the charitable organization:

   1. (1) solicits charitable contributions in the State;
   2. (2) has charitable contributions solicited on its behalf in the State; or
   3. (3) solicits charitable contributions outside of the State, if the charitable organization is in the State.

2. (b) A separate registration statement and a registration letter is necessary before any of the following charitable organizations can solicit:

   1. (1) a federated fund-raising organization consisting of independent charitable organizations, including a united fund and a community chest, that:

      1. (i) have joined to solicit charitable contributions and distribute them among themselves; but
      2. (ii) keep their own operating authority and control; or
   2. (2) an independent charitable organization, including one that is a member of a federated fund-raising organization, unless it is specifically exempted or it does not solicit charitable contributions other than as a member of a federated fund-raising organization.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A parent organization shall submit a consolidated registration statement for the affiliates, branches, or chapters in the State that it coordinates, controls, or supervises.

   2. (2) An affiliate, branch, or chapter of a charitable organization shall:

      1. (i) report information needed for a consolidated registration statement to its parent organization;
      2. (ii) submit a separate registration statement; and
      3. (iii) receive a registration letter from the Secretary of State prior to soliciting.
   3. (3) For purposes of this subsection, an independent member agency of a federated fund-raising organization is not an affiliate, branch, or chapter.

Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 459, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006.

Formerly Art. 41, §§ 3-201, 3-202.