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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 11 .0104 - DEFINITIONS

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(a) Terms defined
				in G.S.
				131F-2 shall have the same meaning for the
				purpose of this Section as they do in the statute.
(b) "The Act" means an Act to rewrite the
				Charitable Solicitation Act,
				G.S.
				131F-1 et. seq.
(c) "Advertising material" means printed
				requests for contributions but does not include tapes, records, films, slides,
				trailers, or other similar nonprinted items.
(d) "Audit or finance committee" means a
				group of three or more persons who serve on the organization's governing board
				and of which the majority are neither officers nor employees of the
				organization. A chief function of this committee shall be the review of the
				organization's financial statement.
(e) "Compensation" means salaries, wages,
				fees, commissions, benefits, or any other remuneration or valuable
				consideration.
(f) "Emergency
				medical service" means an organization which provides services pursuant to
				Article 56 of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
(g) "Family" means parent, grandparent,
				child, brother, sister, grandchild, spouse, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
				mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle or
				cousin.
(h) "Fiscal year" means the
				twelve months period which a charitable organization or sponsor uses as its
				accounting year.
(i) "Foundation"
				means an incorporated body which holds status with the IRS as a foundation and
				is authorized to receive financial support from, and render financial support
				to, other persons for charitable purposes.
(j) "Initial application" means the first
				application filed by a person required to be licensed on or after January 1,
				1995.
(k) "Instructional unit"
				means a department or school or an educational institution.
(l) "IRS" means the U. S. Internal Revenue
				Service.
(m) "Purpose of the
				organization" means the program services an organization performs.
(n) "Rescue squad" means meeting the
				eligibility requirements of N.C. Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical
				Services, Inc. and as defined in
				G.S.
				58-87-5.
(o) "Salaried employee" means a person who
				has an employer-employee relationship which can be demonstrated by, but not
				limited to, the following:
(1) The withholding
				from the employee's salary for income taxes;
(2) The withholding from the employee's
				salary for F.I.C.A. taxes; and
(3)
				The granting of employees benefits such as insurance and leave time.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0100 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 11 .0105 - CONTESTED CASE HEARING PROCEDURES

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Filed as a Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-12;
				  150B-14(c);
Eff. January 1, 1982.
Amended Eff. November 1, 1989;
Repealed Eff. June 1, 1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0200 - LICENSE NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PERSONS › Section 11 .0201-.0203

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.2; 108.75.5(c); 108-75.6(f);
				  108-75.22(a); 108-75.7(a)(3);
Eff. January 28, 1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
				  1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0200 - LICENSE NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PERSONS › Section 11 .0204 - REPEALED - EXEMPTED PERSONS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-12;
Eff. January 1,
				  1982;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. November
				  1, 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0200 - LICENSE NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PERSONS › Section 11 .0205 - FOUNDATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS

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A foundation or instructional unit shall be considered to
				  have an established identity with an educational institution if the
				  relationship between the trustees of the educational institution and the
				  foundation or instructional unit meets one of the following criteria:
(1) The trustees have granted written
				authorization for the solicitation by the foundation or instructional
				unit;
(2) The trustees have final
				authority over the financial affairs of the foundation or instructional
				unit;
(3) The trustees have final
				authority over the disbursement of the contributions solicited by the
				foundation or instructional unit;
(4) The trustees have authorized the
				incorporation of receipts and disbursements of the contributions as a part of
				the educational institution's financial statement; or
(5) The trustees grant academic credit for
				instructional programs of the instructional unit.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-33;
Eff. January 1,
				  1982;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 11 .0301-.0304

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.3(16);
				  108-75.5(c);
				  108-75.7(a)(1);
Eff. January 28, 1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff. January 1, 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 11 .0305 - PERSONS SUBJECT TO LICENSURE

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(a) Any
				person subject to licensure under
				G.S.
				131F-5,
				131F-15, or
				131F-16 shall file an
				application with the Department on forms provided by the Department prior to
				soliciting.
(b) If the Department
				identifies a person who has failed to comply with Paragraph (a) of this Rule,
				the Department shall send, by certified mail, to such person all forms relevant
				to licensure and a notice which advises the person of the unlawful
				solicitation.
(c) Upon receipt of
				an application to solicit charitable funds in North Carolina, the Department
				shall examine all submitted information. The Department shall retain the right
				to investigate any application to assure that true and full disclosure has been
				made.
(d) Any license issued to a
				charitable organization or a sponsor shall indicate the type of organization as
				defined by the IRS through its various exempt determination codes as follows:
(1) 501(c)(1) - Congressional organization or
				federal credit union
(2) 501(c)(3)
				- Charitable organization
(3)
				501(c)(4) - Civic organization
(4)
				501(c)(5) - Labor organization, union
(5) 501(c)(6) - Business league
(6) 501(c)(7) - Social club
(7) 501(c)(8) - Fraternal
				beneficiary
(8) 501(c)(10) -
				Domestic fraternal organization
(9)
				501(c)(19) - Armed forces organization; or, any other designation by the
				IRS.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 11 .0306 - INCOMPLETE APPLICATION

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An applicant who fails to respond to any question, to provide
				  any required information, or to submit the proper fee shall not be
				  licensed.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-5;
				  131F-15;
				  131F-16;
				  131F-33;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a
				  period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is
				  sooner;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 11 .0307 - REPEALED - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

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Filed as a Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-12;
Eff. January 1,
				  1982;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
				  1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 11 .0308 - FEDERATED FUND-RAISING ORGANIZATIONS

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(a) A
				Federated Fund-Raising Organization (FFRO), unless exempt under
				G.S.
				131F-3, shall file an application which
				identifies member agencies of the FFRO. The identification of the member
				agencies shall include the licensure status of the member agencies.
(b) If a member agency is exempt from
				licensure under
				G.S.
				131F-3, the FFRO shall state the name of the
				exempt member agency, the amount allocated by the FFRO to the member agency
				during the previous fiscal year, and the reasons why the member agency is
				exempt, based on information submitted by the member agency to the FFRO. This
				information shall be furnished as a part of the FFRO's application for a
				license to solicit.
(c) If a member
				agency is subject to licensure under the provisions of G.S. 131F the FFRO shall
				include the name and address of the member agency, the name of the executive in
				charge, the phone number, and the amount allocated by the FFRO to the member
				agency during the previous fiscal year. This information shall be furnished as
				a part of the FFRO's application for a license to solicit.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-33;
Eff. January 1,
				  1982;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1989; July 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the
				  permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Amended Eff.
				  June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0300 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Section 11 .0309-.0310

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Filed as a Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-7;
				  131C-12;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
				  1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0400 - FEES › Section 11 .0401-.0402

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.7(a)(2);
				  108-75.25;
Eff.
				  January 28, 1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff. January 1, 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0400 - FEES › Section 11 .0403-.0404

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Filed as a Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-9;
				  131C-12;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
				  1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0400 - FEES › Section 11 .0405 - UNCOLLECTIBLE FEES

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If any applicant remits a fee in the form of a check or other
				  instrument which is uncollectible from the paying institution, the Department
				  shall notify the applicant of the nonpayment. If full payment of the fee is not
				  received within 15 days of the notice, the Department shall proceed with denial
				  of the application or revocation of the license.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-5;
				  131F-15;
				  131F-16;
				  131F-33;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a
				  period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is
				  sooner;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0500 - ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT › Section 11 .0501-.0502

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.4(a);
				  108-75.5(c);
Eff. January 28, 1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff. January 1, 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0500 - ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT › Section 11 .0503 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

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(a) A
				charitable organization or sponsor shall maintain financial records.
(b) Any person subject to licensure under
				G.S.
				131F-5,
				131F-15 and
				131F-16 shall maintain accurate
				financial records. The financial records shall include total support and
				revenue on a gross basis and an itemization of all actual fund-raising
				expenses. Financial records shall be retained for a period of at least three
				years after the license period to which they relate.
(c) A charitable organization or a sponsor
				who plans no solicitation of contributions in the State upon the expiration of
				its license shall file, with the Department, a financial report within 90 days
				of the expiration date of the license.
(d) The charitable organization or sponsor's
				assets shall not be commingled with those of any other person.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-18;
				  131F-32;
				  131F-33;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a
				  period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is
				  sooner;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0500 - ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT › Section 11 .0504 - ACCOUNTING BY SOLICITORS

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Within 90 days from the conclusion of a solicitation for
				  which a solicitor has been retained, the solicitor shall provide to the
				  Department an accounting of all monies received, pledged, and disbursed. The
				  accounting shall be on a form prescribed by the Department. Solicitor's expense
				  information is required and may be accompanied by a statement from a certified
				  public accountant verifying its accuracy. The accounting shall be labeled as
				  "verified" or "unverified" and shall be available for inspection in the
				  Charitable Solicitation Licensing Office.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-16;
				  131F-33;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a
				  period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is
				  sooner;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0500 - ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT › Section 11 .0505 - CHARITABLE SALES PROMOTION - COVENTURE

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(a) Prior
				to a charitable sales promotion or coventure by a charitable organization or
				sponsor, the charitable organization or sponsor shall obtain the following:
(1) A license as required under
				G.S.
				131F-5, unless exempt from licensure under
				G.S.
				131F-3; and
(2) An agreement with the sales promotions or
				coventurer which shall include the projected amounts of gross sales, the
				projected sales for each vending unit, the charitable organization or sponsor's
				share per unit, and the charitable organization or sponsor's projected total
				dollar share.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0500 - ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT › Section 11 .0506 - SIMPLIFIED REPORTING FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS

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(a) A
				charitable organization or sponsor which has total support and revenue for the
				preceding fiscal year of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) may
				elect to file its financial statement as required by
				G.S.
				131F-6(8) or
				131F-6(9). A
				financial statement filed pursuant to
				G.S.
				131F-6(8) shall be signed by
				three members of the audit or finance committee.
(b) A charitable organization or sponsor
				which has total support and revenue for the preceding fiscal year of one
				hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but less than two hundred fifty thousand
				dollars ($250,000) shall provide a copy of a compilation performed and signed
				by an independent public accountant and a copy of the IRS Form 990.
(c) A charitable organization or sponsor
				which has total support and revenue for the preceding fiscal year of two
				hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or more shall provide an audit by a
				certified public accountant and a copy of IRS Form 990.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-6;
				  131F-33;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a
				  period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is
				  sooner;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0500 - ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT › Section 11 .0507 - MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION

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Filed as a Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-12;
Eff. January 1,
				  1982;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
				  1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0600 - LICENSING › Section 11 .0601-.0604 - FUND-RAISING EXPENSES: UNORDERED MERCHANDISE

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.2;
				  108-75.3;
				  108-75.5(c);
				  108-75.6(a)(6);
				  108-75.12;
Eff.
				  January 28, 1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1,
				  1978.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0600 - LICENSING › Section 11 .0605-.0606

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Filed as a Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-12;
Eff. January 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. June 1, 1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0600 - LICENSING › Section 11 .0607 - LICENSE YEAR

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(a) A license year
				for a charitable organization or sponsor shall begin on the 15th day of the
				fifth month after the end of the fiscal year. The Department shall grant a
				different license year upon receipt of written notification of fiscal year
				change.
(b) A license shall be
				issued to any charitable organization or sponsor for less than a year when the
				charitable organization or sponsor files an application for licensure after the
				15th of the fifth month of the end of the charitable organization or sponsor's
				fiscal year.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-5;
				  131F-33;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a
				  period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is
				  sooner;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0600 - LICENSING › Section 11 .0608 - NONTRANSFERABILITY OF LICENSE

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(a) The
				license issued to any person subject to G.S. 131F shall not be
				transferable.
(b) Upon receipt of
				documentation of a name change of a licensed person, the Department shall
				issue, without cost to the licensee, a new license.
(c) Upon request, any charitable organization
				or sponsor licensed under the provisions of G.S. 131F shall be provided an
				additional copy of its license free of charge.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-33;
Eff. January 1,
				  1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180
				  days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is
				  sooner;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0600 - LICENSING › Section 11 .0609-.0610

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Filed as a Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent
				  rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-11;
				  131C-12;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
				  1995.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0700 - SOLICITATION AND DISCLOSURE › Section 11 .0701-.0704

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.2;
				  108-75.3;
				  108-75.5(c);
				  108-75.11;
				  108-75.20;
Eff.
				  January 28, 1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff. January 1, 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0700 - SOLICITATION AND DISCLOSURE › Section 11 .0705 - SOLICITATION VIOLATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

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(a) Any
				person, subject to licensure under G.S. 131F et. seq., who promises to produce
				an event and fails to do so or has not produced the event within 60 days
				following the scheduled event shall offer of a full refund to the
				purchaser.
(b) Any person, subject
				to licensure under G.S. 131F et. seq. who offers a publication or item for sale
				who has not produced the publication or item for sale within 60 days of the
				promised delivery date shall offer of a full refund to the purchaser.
(c) Any person subject to licensure under
				G.S. 131F et. seq. shall avoid all acts in solicitations that would cause any
				person to suffer actual damages.
(d) A charitable organization or sponsor
				shall issue to each unpaid volunteer solicitor or salaried employee a printed
				authorization or other identification and shall instruct that it be shown in
				all solicitations by such solicitor or employee.
(e) When a solicitor or solicitor counsel
				sells tickets to an event where the seats are specifically identified, the
				solicitor or solicitor counsel shall not sell duplicate tickets for the same
				seat.
(f) When a solicitor or
				solicitor counsel sells tickets for an event where the seats are not
				specifically identified, the solicitor counsel shall not sell tickets in excess
				of 10% of the seating capacity for the event.
(g) When a solicitor or solicitor counsel has
				sold tickets an event and the purchaser cannot be seated at a scheduled
				performance of the event, the solicitor or solicitor counsel shall offer to the
				purchaser the option of either guaranteed seating at another performance of a
				full refund.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  131F-18;
				  131F-33;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the
				  permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Amended Eff.
				  June 1, 1995;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0700 - SOLICITATION AND DISCLOSURE › Section 11 .0706-.0709

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  131C-12;
				  131C-16;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1982;
Repealed
				  Eff. September 1, 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0800 - FEES › Section 11 .0801-.0802

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.4;
				  108-75.6(a),(b);
				  108-75.23;
Eff.
				  January 28, 1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff. January 1, 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 11 - SOLICITATION LICENSING PROGRAM › Section .0900 - PROCEDURES › Section 11 .0901-.0904

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  108-75.3(14);
				  108-75.6(a),(c),(h),(1)-(4);
				  108-75.8; 108-75.18(1)-(3); 108-75.22(a);
Eff. January 28,
				  1977;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff.
				  January 1, 1982.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0100 - GENERAL › Section 12 .0101 - SCOPE

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(a) The rules in this Chapter execute the
				authority granted to the Secretary of State pursuant to Chapter 120C of the
				North Carolina General Statutes ("the Secretary's authority").
(b) The rules in this Chapter apply only to
				documents filed with the Department of the Secretary of State ("the
				Department").
(c) The rules in this
				Chapter do not apply to document(s) and information forwarded to or shared with
				the Department by the Ethics Commission or its staff pursuant to
				G.S.
				120C-102(d).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-400;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-401(h);
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-405;120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0100 - GENERAL › Section 12 .0102 - CALCULATION OF TIME PERIODS

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Time periods shall be calculated pursuant to the requirements
				  of G.S.
				  1A-1, Rule 6 for documents ("document(s)" or
				  "filing(s)") filed with the Department.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  1A-1, Rule 6; 120C-101(a); 120C-101(b);
				  120C-200; 120C-206; 120C-207; 120C- 215; 120C-220; 120C-401; 120C-402;
				  120C-403; 120C-404; 120C-600; 120C-603; 120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0100 - GENERAL › Section 12 .0103 - CALCULATION OF QUARTERLY REPORTING PERIOD

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When calculating a deadline for a document submitted to the
				  Department on a quarterly basis or for a quarterly reporting period:
(1) The reporting period for the first
				quarter ends on March 31;
(2) The
				reporting period for the second quarter ends on June 30;
(3) The reporting period for the third
				quarter ends on September 30; and
(4) The reporting period for the fourth
				quarter ends on December 31.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  1A-1, Rule 6; 120C-101(a); 120C-101(b);
				  120C-200; 120C-206; 120C-207; 120C- 215; 120C-220; 120C-401; 120C-402;
				  120C-403; 120C-404; 120C-600; 120C-800;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0100 - GENERAL › Section 12 .0104 - CALCULATION OF MONTHLY REPORTING PERIOD

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When calculating a deadline for a document filed with the
				  Department on a monthly basis for a monthly reporting period, the reporting
				  period ends on the last calendar day of the month.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  1A-1, Rule 6; 120C-101(a); 120C-101(b);
				  120C-401(h); 120C-402; 120C-403; 120C-600;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0100 - GENERAL › Section 12 .0105 - WAIVER

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Upon consideration of a written request, the Secretary or the
				  Secretary's designee may waive any rule in this Chapter. The factors which the
				  Secretary shall use in determining whether to grant a waiver are set out in
				  Rule .0106 of this Chapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-400;
				  120C-400(h);
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-405;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-800;
				  150B-19(6);
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0100 - GENERAL › Section 12 .0106 - FACTORS FOR WAIVERS

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Factors which may be used to determine whether to grant a
				  waiver to a person or entity requesting a waiver (the "requester") are:
(1) Whether the requester had control over
				the circumstances which underlie the requested waiver;
(2) Previous requests from the requester for
				waivers by the Secretary;
(3) The
				nature, number and severity of the violations;
(4) The nature and severity of the actual or
				potential harm to the public, group, individual, lobbyist, principal or
				designated individual;
(5) The
				requester's record for timeliness, completeness and accuracy of filings with
				the Department;
(6) History of
				prior sanctions imposed by the Department on the requester;
(7) Evidence in mitigation and
				aggravation;
(8) Willfulness of the
				violation by the requester;
(9)
				Negligence on the part of the requestor which contributed to the
				violation;
(10) Impact of the
				granting of the waiver on consistency of enforcement by the
				Secretary.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-400(h);
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-800;
				  150B-19(6);
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0201 - MANDATORY USE OF DEPARTMENTAL FORMS

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The Department's forms shall be used to file all documents
				  submitted to the Department.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0202 - FILING MAY BE ELECTRONIC OR PAPER

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An individual or entity submitting a form to the Department
				  may submit the form in paper or electronic format except as otherwise provided
				  by this Chapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0203 - DOCUMENT COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

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An individual or entity shall provide a response on the
				  Department's forms to all requests for information.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0204 - ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE PERSON OR ENTITY COMPLETING A FORM

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If a question or item is not applicable to the individual or
				  entity submitting the document, the individual or entity submitting the
				  document shall not leave the question or item blank but shall indicate that the
				  item is 'not applicable'.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0205 - COMPLETE NAME OF PERSON OR ENTITY REQUIRED

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The complete name of the person or entity filing a document
				  shall be legibly printed in the designated space on the Department's
				  form.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0206 - DOCUMENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED

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Except as otherwise permitted by the rules in this Chapter, a
				  document shall be signed by a person required or authorized to file the
				  document with the Department.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0207 - SIGNATURE FOR ENTITY

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In the case of an entity, a document filed with the
				  Department shall be signed by an officer authorized to do so. The officer's
				  title or indication of the officer's authority to sign the document shall also
				  be entered on the document in the designated space.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0208 - ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

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(a) All electronic
				notarizations shall be performed in compliance with Chapter 10B of the General
				Statutes and the rules in effect pursuant to that Chapter.
(b) Signers of electronic documents in a
				non-notarial capacity may use any form of electronic signature permissible
				according to
				G.S.
				66-312(9) except that it
				shall not be a sound.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  10B-106;
				  66-312(9);
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-220;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0209 - FORM PREPARER SIGNATURE REQUIRED

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A person who prepares or completes any part of a document on
				  behalf of an individual or entity required or permitted to file a document with
				  the Department shall sign the document in the space provided for a preparer's
				  signature, except as provided in Rule .0210 of this Chapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0210 - WHEN FORM PREPARER SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED

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A person who enters information on a Department form on
				  behalf of an individual or entity required or permitted to file the form and
				  who does not exercise independent judgment or discretion as to the information
				  that is entered on the document is not required to sign the form in the space
				  provided for the preparer's signature. NOTE: For example, an administrative
				  assistant who enters information supplied by and at the direction of an
				  individual or entity required to file a form would not have to sign the form in
				  the space provided for a preparer's signature.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0211 - SIGNING PURSUANT TO POWER OF ATTORNEY

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A person signing a Department form on behalf of another under
				  a power of attorney granted pursuant to Chapter 32A of the General Statutes
				  shall provide with each document filed:
(1) A legible copy of the power of attorney;
				and
(2) For an entity, a legible
				copy of a resolution or evidence of other formal action granting the power of
				attorney.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0212 - SIGNING AND EXECUTING A FORM UNDER OATH

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When a document is required to be signed under oath, the oath
				  shall:
(1) Be signed pursuant to Rule
				.0206 of this Chapter; and
(2) Be
				administered and signed by a notary public or other officer authorized to
				administer oaths by the state in which the document is being signed.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  10B-20;
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0213 - SIGNATURE VERIFIES INFORMATION IS TRUE

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An individual's signature on a document constitutes that
				  person's verification that all information entered on the document or report is
				  true and complete.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-101(b);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-215;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-402;
				  120C-403;
				  120C-404;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0214 - SIGNATURE AND EXECUTION UNDER OATH OF AN ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOCUMENT

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A document submitted to the Department for which notarization
				  is required may be filed electronically if:
(1) The document is electronically notarized
				pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 10B of the General Statutes;
(2) The document is submitted without an
				electronic notarization pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 10B of the General
				Statutes and an affidavit containing the information required by Rule .0215 of
				this Section is delivered to the Department within seven days or postmarked
				within seven days after the document is electronically filed; or
(3) The document is submitted without an
				electronic notarization pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 10B of the General
				Statutes and the original, paper, signed, and notarized document is maintained
				in the filer's own records for three years as required by Rule .1301 of this
				Chapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  10B-115;
				  14-209;
				  66-312(9);
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-400;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2017;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 18 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 12 - LOBBYING › Section .0200 - FORMS COMPLETION › Section 12 .0215 - CONTENTS OF AFFIDAVIT FOR ELECTRONIC FILING WITHOUT ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION

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An affidavit submitted to the Department pursuant to Rule
				  .0214 of this Chapter shall include the following information:
(1) A statement that the person signing did
				electronically file a document required by the Act;
(2) The date and time at which the electronic
				document was transmitted;
(3) The
				email address from which the electronic document was transmitted;
(4) A signature under oath pursuant to Rule
				.0212 of this Chapter; and
(5)
				Certification that all information contained therein (including any attachments
				thereto) is true, complete and correct to the best of the person's knowledge
				and belief.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  66-312(9);
				  120C-101(a);
				  120C-200;
				  120C-201;
				  120C-206;
				  120C-207;
				  120C-400;
				  120C-401;
				  120C-600;
				  120C-603;
				  120C-800;
Temporary
				  Adoption January 1, 2007;
Eff. December 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 23,
				  2017.