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17-1759. Solicitations by charitable organizations; title of act. This act may be cited as the "charitable organizations and solicitations act."
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 1; Jan. 1, 1989.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 84, § 1; July 1.
17-1761. Same; registration of charitable organizations. Except for charitable organizations which are exempted under K.S.A. 17-1762, no charitable organization shall solicit funds in this state, nor employ a professional fund raiser or professional solicitor to solicit funds in this state, for any charitable purpose unless such charitable organization, and each professional fund raiser or professional solicitor employed by such charitable organization have filed all registrations and reports required by K.S.A. 17-1763, 17-1764 and 17-1765.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 3; Jan. 1, 1989.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 76, § 1; July 1.
17-1763. Same; registration statement; audited financial statement; issuance of license and identification number; fee; rules and regulations. (a) Except for charitable organizations exempt under K.S.A. 17-1762 and amendments thereto, no charitable organization shall solicit funds in this state, nor employ a professional fund raiser to solicit funds in this state, for any charitable purpose, unless such organization has filed with the office of the secretary of state of the state of Kansas, a registered statement prior to solicitation.
(15) a financial statement covering complete disclosure of the fiscal activities of the organization during the preceding year. Each organization may submit a statement on forms approved by the secretary of state, signed and sworn by at least two authorized officers of the organization, including the chief fiscal officer. Such financial statement shall include a balance sheet and statement of income and expense, clearly setting forth the following: Gross receipts and gross income from all sources, broken down into total receipts and income from each separate solicitation project or source; cost of administration; cost of solicitation; cost of programs designed to inform or educate the public; funds or properties transferred out of this state, with explanation as to recipient and purpose; and total net amount disbursed or dedicated for each major purpose, charitable or otherwise. The secretary of state in the secretary's discretion may accept executed copies of federal internal revenue service returns and reports in lieu of a financial statement.
(c) A charitable organization that received contributions in excess of $500,000 during the organization's most recently completed fiscal year shall file, in addition to the statement required by subsection (b), an audited financial statement for the charitable organization's most recently completed fiscal year, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the opinion of an independent certified public accountant on the financial statement.
(d) Upon receipt of any such registration, the secretary of state shall issue a charitable solicitation license and identification number. All certificates of registration and identification numbers issued to charitable organizations shall expire on the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the fiscal year of the charitable organization ends.
(e) Every charitable organization required to register with the secretary of state shall pay a fee of $20 with each registration.
(f) The secretary of state may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this act.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 5; L. 1993, ch. 135, § 1; July 1.
17-1764. Same; registration of professional fund raiser; application; duration of registration; annual report. No person shall act as a professional fund raiser for a charitable organization or for any religious organization as described in subsection (k) of K.S.A. 17-1762 and amendments thereto before such person has registered with the secretary of state or after the expiration or cancellation of such registration or any renewal of such registration. Applications for registration and reregistration shall be in writing and under oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. Registration or reregistration shall be in effect for a period of one year, or a part thereof, expiring on June 30, and may be renewed upon written application, under oath, in the form prescribed by the secretary of state for additional one year periods. Every professional fund raiser required to register pursuant to this act shall file an annual written report with the secretary of state containing such information as the secretary may require by rule and regulation pursuant to K.S.A. 17-1763 and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 6; L. 1989, ch. 76, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 84, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 105, § 4; July 1.
17-1765. Same; professional solicitors; registration; application; duration. No person shall act as a professional solicitor in the employ of a professional fund raiser before such person has registered with the secretary of state or after the expiration or cancellation of such registration or any renewal of such registration. Application for registration or reregistration shall be in writing, under oath and in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. Upon receipt of any such registration, the secretary of state shall issue a professional solicitor's license and identification number. Such registration or reregistration shall be in effect for a period of one year, or a part thereof, expiring on June 30, and may be renewed upon written application, under oath, in the form prescribed by the secretary of state for an additional one-year period.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 7; L. 1989, ch. 76, § 3; July 1.
(d) that an annual financial report required by K.S.A. 17-1763 for the preceding fiscal year is on file with the secretary of state.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 8; Jan. 1, 1989.
17-1767. Same; investigation and prosecution. (a) An action for violation of this act may be prosecuted by the attorney general or county or district attorney.
(b) This act shall not be construed to limit or restrict the exercise of the powers or the performance of the duties of the attorney general, county or district attorney which the attorney general, county or district attorney otherwise is authorized to exercise or perform under any other provision of law by statute or otherwise.
(4) require attendance during such examination of documentary material and take testimony under oath or acknowledgment in respect of any such documentary material.
(d) If documentary material that the attorney general or county or district attorney seeks to examine is located outside of the state of Kansas, the material shall be made available to the attorney general or county or district attorney at a convenient location within the state or the person being investigated shall pay the reasonable and necessary expenses for the attorney general, attorney general's legal representative or county or district attorney to examine the documentary material where located. The attorney general or county or district attorney may designate representatives, including officials of the state in which the matter is located, to inspect the matter on the attorney general's or county or district attorney's behalf, and the attorney general or county or district attorney may respond to similar requests from officials of other states.
(2) in the manner provided by the code of civil procedure for notice of the filing of a petition.
(f) The attorney general or county or district attorney may request that an individual who refuses to comply with the subpoena, on the ground that the testimony or matter may incriminate the individual, be ordered by the court to provide the testimony or matter. Except in a prosecution for perjury, an individual who complies with a court order to provide testimony or matter after asserting a privilege against self-incrimination to which the individual is entitled by law may not be subjected to a criminal proceeding or to a civil penalty with regard to the transaction concerning which the individual is required to testify or produce relevant matter.
(3) granting such other relief as may be required, until the person files the statement or report, or obeys the subpoena.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 9; L. 1989, ch. 159, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 84, § 3; L. 1993, ch. 135, § 2; July 1.
(4) recover reasonable expenses and investigation fees.
(b) In lieu of instigating or continuing an action or proceeding, the attorney general, county or district attorney may accept a consent judgment with respect to any act or practice declared to be a violation of this act. Before any consent judgment entered into pursuant to this act shall be effective, such judgment must be approved by the district court and an entry made thereof in the manner required for making an entry of judgment. Once such approval is received, any breach of the conditions of the consent judgment shall be treated as a violation of a court order, and shall be subject to all the penalties provided by law therefor.
(3) grant other appropriate relief.
(d) Upon a showing by the attorney general, county or district attorney in an application for an injunction that any person engaged in the solicitation for charitable purposes has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a felony or of a misdemeanor where such felony or misdemeanor involved the misappropriation, misapplication or misuse of money or property of another, the attorney general, county or district attorney may enjoin such persons from engaging in any solicitation for charitable purposes.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 10; L. 1990, ch. 84, § 4; July 1.
(c) utilizing any unconscionable acts or practices. An unconscionable act or practice violates this act whether it occurs before, during or after the solicitation.
(1) The unconscionability of an act or practice is a question for the court.
(k) utilizing or exploiting the fact of registrations so as to lead any person to believe that such registration in any manner constitutes an endorsement or approval by the state.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 11; L. 1990, ch. 84, § 5; July 1.
17-1770. Same; service of process; agent, secretary of state; fee. (a) Any charitable organization, professional fund raiser or professional solicitor having a principal place of business other than within this state, or organized under and by the laws of a foreign state, which is subject to the provisions of this act, shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the secretary of state as the agent for service of process. Service may be made by delivering to and leaving with the secretary of state, or with any deputy or clerk in the corporation division of such office, three copies of such service and a fee of $30.
(b) Following service upon the secretary of state, the provisions of law relating to service of process on foreign corporations shall thereafter govern.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 12; Jan. 1, 1989.
17-1771. Same; registration not endorsement by state; unlawful to advertise compliance with this act; penalty. Registration under this act shall not be deemed to constitute an endorsement by the state of Kansas of any registering charitable organization, professional fund raiser or professional solicitor. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization, professional fund raiser or professional solicitor to represent, directly or indirectly, by advertising or any other manner, that such charitable organization, professional fund raiser or professional solicitor has registered or otherwise complied with the provisions of this act, for the purpose of solicitation and collection of funds for charitable purposes. The secretary of state shall cancel the registration of any organization, professional fund raiser or professional solicitor that violates the provisions of this section.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 13; Jan. 1, 1989.
17-1772. Same; reciprocal agreements. The secretary of state may enter into reciprocal agreements with a like authority of any other state or states for the purpose of exchanging information made available to the secretary of state or to such other like authority.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 14; Jan. 1, 1989.
17-1773. Same; violations of act; civil penalty; disposition of penalties recovered. (a) The commission of any act or practice declared to be a violation of this act shall render the violator liable to the aggrieved contributor, or the state or a county as provided in subsection (c), for the payment of a civil penalty, in a sum set by the court of not more than $10,000 for each violation. An aggrieved contributor is not a required party in actions brought by the attorney general or a county or district attorney pursuant to this act.
(b) Any person who willfully violates the terms of any injunction or court order issued pursuant to this act shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 per violation, in addition to other penalties that may be imposed by the court, as the court shall deem necessary and proper. For the purposes of this act, the district court issuing an injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and in such cases, the attorney general, acting in the name of the state or the appropriate county attorney or district attorney may petition for recovery of civil penalties.
(c) In administering and pursuing actions under this act, the attorney general and the county attorney or district attorney are authorized to sue for and collect reasonable expenses and investigation fees as determined by the court. Civil penalties or contempt penalties sued for and recovered by the attorney general shall be paid into the general fund of the state. Civil penalties and contempt penalties sued for and recovered by the county attorney or district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county where the proceedings were instigated.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 15; L. 2001, ch. 105, § 3; July 1.
17-1774. Same; severability. If any provision of this act, or the application of such provision to any person, body or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
History: L. 1988, ch. 96, § 16; Jan. 1, 1989.
17-1775. Same; venue of actions pursuant to act. (a) Every action pursuant to this act shall be brought in the district court of any county in which there occurred an act or practice declared to be a violation of this act, or in which the defendant resides or has such defendant's principal place of business. If the defendant is a nonresident and has no principal place of business within this state, then the nonresident defendant can be sued either in the district court of Shawnee county or in the district court of any county in which there occurred an act or practice declared to be a violation of this act.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the charitable organizations and solicitations act.
History: L. 1990, ch. 84, § 6; July 1.
a) If any person is found to have violated any provision of the charitable organizations and solicitations act, and such violation is committed against elder or disabled persons, in addition to any civil penalty otherwise provided by law, the court may impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each such violation.
(G) any other factors the court deems appropriate.
(c) As used in this section elder person and disabled person shall mean the same as provided in K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 50-676, and amendments thereto. (d) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the charitable organizations and solicitations act.
History: L. 2001, ch. 105, § 5; July 1.

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