PRINTER'S NO. 708
No. 607 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, THOMPSON, LOGAN, RAFFERTY, WAGNER,
MOWERY, KUKOVICH, RHOADES, WOZNIAK, ERICKSON, WAUGH AND
BOSCOLA, APRIL 21, 2003
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 21, 2003
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 exemptions from registration of charitable organizations.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 6(a)(3) of the act of December 19, 1990
12 (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 is amended to read:
15 Section 6. Exemptions from registration.
16 (a) General rule.--The following charitable organizations
17 shall be exempt from the registration requirements of this act:
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19 (3) A local post, camp, chapter or similarly designated
20 element or a county unit of such elements of:
1 (i) any veterans' organization chartered under
2 Federal law and any service foundation recognized in the
3 bylaws of such organization;
4 (ii) a bona fide organization of volunteer firemen;
5 (iii) a bona fide ambulance association;
6 (iv) a bona fide rescue squad association; [or]
7 (v) a bona fide service club; or
8 [(v)] (vi) a bona fide auxiliary or affiliate of any
9 organization or association under subparagraph (i), (ii),
10 (iii) [or], (iv) or (v);
11 provided that all fundraising activities of an organization
12 or association under subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
13 [or], (v) or (vi) are carried on by volunteers, members or an
14 auxiliary or affiliate thereof, and those volunteers, members
15 or affiliates receive no compensation directly or indirectly
16 for the fundraising activities.
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18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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