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§ 6-401. Requirement of registration

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Regulation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Regulation (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Charitable Organizations and Charitable Representatives (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Charitable Organizations (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 6-401
§ 6-401. Requirement of registration
(a) A charitable organization shall register and receive a registration letter from the Secretary of State before the charitable organization:
(1) solicits charitable contributions in the State;
(2) has charitable contributions solicited on its behalf in the State; or
(3) solicits charitable contributions outside of the State, if the charitable organization is in the State.
(b) A separate registration statement and a registration letter is necessary before any of the following charitable organizations can solicit:
(1) a federated fund-raising organization consisting of independent charitable organizations, including a united fund and a community chest, that:
(i) have joined to solicit charitable contributions and distribute them among themselves; but
(ii) keep their own operating authority and control; or
(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.
(c)(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) An affiliate, branch, or chapter of a charitable organization shall:
(i) report information needed for a consolidated registration statement to its parent organization;
(ii) submit a separate registration statement; and
(iii) receive a registration letter from the Secretary of State prior to soliciting.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, an independent member agency of a federated fund-raising organization is not an affiliate, branch, or chapter.

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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.
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 6-401, MD BUS REG § 6-401
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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