No charitable organization, except those specifically exempt under Section 552.4 of this title, shall solicit or accept contributions from any person in this state by any means whatsoever until the charitable organization shall have registered with the Office of the Secretary of State and filed information, as required by this act, on forms approved by that office. At the time of registration, each charitable organization shall pay a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00), which shall be deposited to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury. Registration shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of filing with the Secretary of State, and shall be subject to annual renewal. This registration shall not be deemed to constitute endorsement by the state or by the Secretary of State of the charitable organizations so registered. The information so filed shall be available to the general public as a matter of public record. The forms containing the information shall be signed and acknowledged by a party duly authorized to sign on behalf of the charitable organization and shall include the following:

1. 1. The legal name of the charitable organization, any other name the organization may be identified as or known as, and any distinctive names the organization uses for purposes of public solicitation;
2. 2. The street address and the mailing address, if different, of the charitable organization;

3. 3. The name and street address of:

   1. a. each officer, including each principal salaried executive staff officer,
   2. b. each director,
   3. c. each trustee,
   4. d. each person who will have custody of the contributions, and
   5. e. each person responsible for the distribution of funds collected;
4. 4. The purposes for which the contributions solicited or accepted are to be used; provided, however, no contribution or any portion thereof shall inure to the private benefit of any voluntary solicitor;
5. 5. A copy of Internal Revenue Form 990 as filed by the charitable organization for the most recently completed fiscal year; or, for the initial registration of a newly formed organization, a copy of a letter from the Internal Revenue Service, or other evidence, showing the tax exempt status of the charitable organization;
6. 6. The period of time during which the solicitation is to be conducted;
7. 7. A description of the specific method or methods of solicitation;
8. 8. Whether the solicitation is to be conducted by voluntary unpaid solicitors, by paid solicitors, or both;

9. 9. If in whole or in part by paid solicitors, the name and address of each professional fund raiser supplying the solicitors, which includes any professional fund raising counsel who is acting or has agreed to act on behalf of the organization; the basis of payment and the nature of the arrangement, including a copy of the contract or other agreement between the charitable organization and the professional fund raiser or fund raising counsel relating to financial compensation or profit to be derived by the fund raisers or fund raising counsel, the specific amount or percentage of compensation, or property of any kind or value to be paid or paid to the professional fund raiser, the percentage value of compensation as compared:

   1. a. to the total contributions received, and
   2. b. to the net amount of the total contributions received; and
10. 10. Additional information as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary of State in the public interest or for the specific protection of contributors.

Laws 1959, HB 632, p. 88, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 1959; Amended by Laws 1976, SB 636, c. 200, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 1976; Amended by Laws 1978, HB 1478, c. 244, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 1980, HB 1798, c. 364, § 1, eff. October 1, 1980; Amended by Laws 1984, SB 537, c. 79, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1984; Amended by Laws 1991, SB 205, c. 320, § 1, eff. September 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2210, c. 235, § 9, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1318, c. 334, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 179, c. 377, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (repealed by Laws 2000, HB 2711, c. 6, § 33, emerg. eff. March 20, 2000) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, SB 684, c. 421, § 2, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2000, HB 2711, c. 6, § 2, emerg. eff. March 20, 2000 (superseded document available).