§ 6-401
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§6–401.
(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.
(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.