Revision: June 7, 2013, midnight
CHAPTER 55
HB 558 – FINAL VERSION
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2013 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 558
AN ACT relative to disclosure of information regarding charitable solicitations.
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires the director of charitable trusts to report on the state website the percentage of contributions retained by or paid to the solicitor and the percentage retained by the charitable trust for each solicitation campaign.
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6Mar2013… 0178h
13-0806
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to disclosure of information regarding charitable solicitations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
55:1 Registration Requirements for Paid Solicitor; Disclosure of Funds Required. Amend RSA 7:28-c, VII to read as follows:
VII. Within 90 days after a solicitation campaign has been completed, and on the anniversary of the commencement of a solicitation campaign lasting more than one year, the paid solicitor and the charitable trust shall file with the attorney general a joint financial report for the campaign, including gross revenue and an itemization of all expenses incurred. The report shall be completed on a form prescribed by the attorney general. The report shall be signed by an authorized official of the paid solicitor and an authorized official from the charitable trust, and they shall certify, under oath, that it is true to the best of their knowledge. The director of charitable trusts shall prepare and make available in a searchable format on the state website the percentage of contributions retained by or paid to the solicitor and the percentage retained by the charitable trust for each solicitation campaign.
55:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 4, 2013
Effective Date: August 3, 2013