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 such 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 such registration, each charitable organization shall pay a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). Such registration shall be valid for a period of one (1) year, 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, and that office shall immediately revoke the registration of any person who directly or indirectly misrepresents the effect of registration hereunder to any donor or prospective donor. The information so filed shall be available to the general public as a matter of public record. The forms containing such information shall be sworn to and shall include the following:

1. 1. The name under which the charitable organization intends to solicit or accept contributions, and the identity of the charitable organization by or for whom the solicitation is to be conducted;
2. 2. The address of the charitable organization and the names and addresses of officers, directors, trustees and executive personnel;
3. 3. The purposes for which the contributions solicited or accepted are to be used; provided, however, no contribution or any portion thereof shall enure to the private benefit of any voluntary solicitor;
4. 4. A copy of Internal Revenue Form 990 as filed by the charitable organization for the most recent tax year;
5. 5. The person who will have custody of the contributions;
6. 6. The persons responsible for the distribution of funds collected;
7. 7. The period of time during which such solicitation is to be conducted;
8. 8. A description of the method or methods of solicitation in such detail as may from time to time be determined by the Secretary of State;
9. 9. Whether such solicitation is to be conducted by voluntary unpaid solicitors, by paid solicitors, or both;
10. 10. If in whole or in part by paid solicitors, the name and address of each professional fund raiser supplying such solicitors, 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, 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 such compensation as compared (a) to the total contributions received and (b) to the net amount of the total contributions received; and
11. 11. Such 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.