PRINTER'S NO. 53
No. 60 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY RHOADES, WONDERLING, GREENLEAF, M. WHITE, EARLL,
KASUNIC, LOGAN AND CORMAN, JANUARY 24, 2005
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 24, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1200, No.202),
2 entitled "An act providing for the registration and
3 regulation of solicitations by charitable organizations,
4 professional fundraisers and other solicitors; imposing
5 additional powers on the Department of State and the Office
6 of Attorney General; prescribing civil and criminal
7 penalties; and making a repeal," further providing for
8 registration fees and late filing fees.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 5(p) and (q) of the act of December 19,
12 1990 (P.L.1200, No.202), known as the Solicitation of Funds for
13 Charitable Purposes Act, amended July 9, 1992 (P.L.436, No.92),
14 are amended to read:
15 Section 5. Registration of charitable organizations; financial
16 reports; fees; failure to file.
17 * * *
18 (p) Annual registration fees.--[A charitable organization
19 which submits a short form registration statement pursuant to
20 section 7 or receives contributions of $25,000 or less during
1 the immediately preceding fiscal year shall pay an annual
2 registration fee of $15. A charitable organization which
3 receives contributions in excess of $25,000 but less than
4 $100,000 during the immediately preceding fiscal year shall pay
5 an annual registration fee of $100. A charitable organization
6 which receives contributions in excess of $100,000 but not
7 exceeding $500,000 during the immediately preceding fiscal year
8 shall pay an annual registration fee of $150. A charitable
9 organization which receives contributions in excess of $500,000
10 during the immediately preceding fiscal year shall pay an annual
11 registration fee of $250. A parent organization filing on behalf
12 of one or more affiliates and a federated fundraising
13 organization filing on behalf of its member agencies shall pay a
14 single annual registration fee for itself and such other
15 affiliates or member agencies included in the registration
16 statement.] No charitable organization required to register with
17 the department pursuant to this section shall be required to pay
18 a registration fee of any kind, unless such organization is
19 subject to the criteria of subsection (q).
20 (q) Late filing fees.--[In addition to the registration fee,
21 an] An organization failing to file a registration application
22 by the due date shall pay [an additional] a fee of $25 for each
23 month or part of the month after the date on which the
24 registration statement and financial report were due to be filed
25 or after the period of extension granted for such filing.
26 * * *
27 Section 2. This act shall apply to all registrations
28 received on or after the effective date of this act.
29 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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