CHAPTER 135
HB 807-FN - FINAL VERSION
25mar03... 0590h
2003 SESSION
01/10
HOUSE BILL 807-FN
AN ACT increasing the filing fees for a fund raising counsel and a paid solicitor of a charitable trust.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock 79; Rep. Quandt, Rock 83; Rep. N. Johnson, Straf 68; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Below, Dist 5
This bill increases the filing fees for a fund raising counsel and a paid solicitor of a charitable trust.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25mar03... 0590h
03-0838
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT increasing the filing fees for a fund raising counsel and a paid solicitor of a charitable trust.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
135:1 Fund Raising Counsel; Charitable Trusts; Fee Increased. Amend RSA 7:28-b, II(a) to read as follows:
(a) He shall register with the attorney general. Applications for registration or re-registration shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the attorney general, and shall be accompanied by a fee of [$75] $150. The application shall contain such information as the attorney general shall require. Each registration is valid for one year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods upon application and payment of the fee.
135:2 Paid Solicitor; Charitable Trusts; Fee Increased. Amend RSA 7:28-c, II to read as follows:
II. A paid solicitor shall register with the attorney general prior to engaging in any solicitation. Applications for registration or re-registration shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the attorney general, and shall be accompanied by a fee of [$200] $500. The application shall contain such information as the attorney general shall require. Each registration is valid for one year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods upon application and payment of the fee.
135:3 Solicitor's Notice; Charitable Trusts; Fee Increased. Amend RSA 7:28-c, IV to read as follows:
IV. Prior to the commencement of each solicitation campaign, the paid solicitor shall file with the attorney general a completed "solicitation notice" on forms prescribed by the attorney general. The solicitation notice shall include a copy of the contract described in paragraph IV of this section, the projected dates when soliciting shall commence and terminate, the location and telephone number from where the solicitation shall be conducted, the name and residence address of each person responsible for directing and supervising the conduct of the campaign, a statement as to whether the paid solicitor shall at any time have custody of contributions, and a full description of the charitable program for which the solicitation campaign is being carried out. The charitable trust on whose behalf the paid solicitor is acting shall certify that the solicitation notice and accompanying material are true and complete to the best of its knowledge. The solicitation notice shall be accompanied by a fee of [$75] $200.
135:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
(Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II, N.H. Constitution, without signature of Governor, June 14, 2003)
(Effective Date: July 1, 2003)