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Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION I - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS › Section 434-120-090 - Records retention

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(1) Record
				retention requirements for charitable organizations and commercial fund-raisers
				are established in
				RCW
				 19.09.200. Charitable trusts shall retain
				their annual financial information and the supporting documents including
				books, ledgers, prepared statements, compilations, reviews, or audit reports,
				or any other records on which they were based, for a three-year
				period.
(2) Any entity registered
				under chapter 11.110
				or 19.09 RCW shall
				make solicitation reports, financial statements, supporting documentation upon
				which they were based, and any other records available to the secretary of
				state, attorney general, or county prosecutor upon request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-100 - Entities exempt from registration

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(1) Any entity that conducts charitable
				solicitations or will solicit or collect contributions from the general public
				for charitable purposes shall register with the charities program under the
				Charitable Solicitations Act,
				chapter
				19.09 RCW.
(2) Entities and solicitations exempt from
				registration include the following:
(a) Any
				political organization as defined in RCW 19.09.-020(15);
(b) Any entity that raises less than fifty
				thousand dollars in revenue in any accounting year, if all its activities,
				including fund-raising, are conducted by volunteers, and no officers or members
				receive assets, or compensation from the organization;
(c) Churches and their integrated
				auxiliaries; and
(d) Any request
				for a contribution on behalf of a specific individual or family unit named in
				the solicitation, but only if all of the proceeds are given to or expended for
				the direct benefit of that individual or family unit. This does not include
				organizations that conduct solicitations for one or more individuals on a
				repeated or ongoing basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-103 - Required forms and filings (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-103, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-103, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and43.07.170 . 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-103, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  11.110.070 and
					 19.09.315. 95-11-135, §
					 434-120-103, filed 5/24/95, effective
					 6/24/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-105 - Charitable organization registration

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(1) Charitable organizations registering
				under this act shall comply with the registration requirements of this chapter
				by filing with the charities program, at the times and in the manner
				established by these rules, the state registration form described in
				RCW
				 19.09.075.
(2) The state registration form is available
				online at the charities program web page or by contacting the charities
				program. The charities program's failure to return an incomplete registration
				or other filing that does not fully comply with these rules or
				chapter
				19.09 RCW shall not excuse
				the failure to comply.
(3) In
				addition to the requirements under
				RCW
				 19.09.075, a registration is not complete,
				and will not be accepted for filing, unless it includes all information
				requested on the registration form.
(a)
				Charitable organizations shall report actual fig-ures and not use estimates
				when completing the solicitation report.
(b) A newly formed charitable organization
				that has not yet completed its first year of activity shall provide the end
				date of its first accounting year.
(c) A charitable organization may provide
				additional information that the organization believes would be of assistance in
				understanding other reported information, or to provide context for reported
				information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-107 - Audited financial report-Tiered reporting requirements

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(1) If a charitable
				organization has been in existence for less than three years, the organization
				shall calculate its average gross revenue based on the number of years the
				organization has been in existence to determine which tier, per
				RCW
				 19.09.541, is applicable.
(2) For purposes of these regulations, the
				charities program may waive the requirement to obtain an audited financial
				statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant for
				organizations with more than three million dollars in gross revenue averaged
				over the last three accounting years that meet one of the following:
(a) Directly or indirectly receives five
				hundred thousand dollars or less in cash averaged over the last three
				accounting years. Organizations with five hundred thousand dollars or less in
				cash averaged over the last three accounting years must meet tier two reporting
				requirements in
				RCW
				 19.09.541(2). For purposes
				of meeting the financial requirements in this section, "cash" includes
				currency, checks, credit card payments, donor advised funds, and electronic
				fund transfers received from all sources including, but not limited to,
				solicitations, investment income and tuition. "Cash" does not include gifts of
				tangible, real, or personal property or in-kind services;
(b) Organizations that can demonstrate that
				they have reached a three-year average of more than three million dollars in
				gross revenue through unusual or nonrecurring revenue received in a single year
				without which they would not have met the three-year annual gross average
				threshold; or
(c) If the tier three
				audited financial statement has been waived by the charities program, then the
				tier two reporting requirements shall apply as replacement to the waived
				audited financial statement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-110 - Optional registration for exempt organizations

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(1) Charitable organizations exempt from the
				registration requirements under
				RCW
				 19.09.081 and WAC
				434-120-100(2)
				 may file an optional registration with the charities program.
(2) Charitable organizations choosing to file
				an optional registration under this section may register by completing the
				registration form specified by the charities program.
(3) Charitable organizations registered under
				this section may amend their registration by filing the updated information
				with the charities program.
(4) The
				charities program may periodically send by postal or electronic mail a request
				to update the optional registration. An organization's status may become
				unregistered if the charity program's request is returned as
				undeliverable.
(5) Expedited
				processing under WAC
				434-112-080 is available for
				optional registrations and updates under this section.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-110, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority: RCW  19.09.540 and
					 43.07.125. 10-22-048, §
					 434-120-110, filed 10/28/10, effective 11/28/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.315, 19.09.540, and
					 43.07.125. 09-22-056, §
					 434-120-110, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-110, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and43.07.170 . 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-110, filed 1/23/04, effective
					 2/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-115 - Treatment of appropriated funds

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A government subdivision or publicly supported educational
				  facility that is also a charitable organization shall report government
				  appropriated funds only to the extent such funds are directly expended to
				  support fund raising efforts or to defray costs of administering the
				  organization's fund-raising programs.
Statutory Authority: RCW  19.09.540 and
					 43.07.125. 10-22-048, §
					 434-120-115, filed 10/28/10, effective 11/28/10. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-115, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-130 - Financial standards

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Upon the request of the attorney general, secretary or the
				  county prosecutor, a charitable organization shall submit a financial statement
				  containing, but not limited to, the following information within thirty days
				  from date of request:
(1) The gross
				amount of the contributions pledged and the gross amount collected;
(2) The amount thereof given or to be given
				to charitable purposes represented together with details as to the manner of
				distribution as may be required;
(3) The aggregate amount paid and to be paid
				for the expenses of such solicitation;
(4) The amounts paid and to be paid to
				commercial fund-raisers or charitable organizations; and
(5) Copies of any annual or periodic reports
				furnished by the charitable organization, of its activities during or for the
				same accounting period.
Statutory Authority: RCW  19.09.540 and
					 43.07.125. 10-22-048, §
					 434-120-130, filed 10/28/10, effective 11/28/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,43.07.125
					 . 09-01-106, § 434-120-130, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075,
					 19.09.079 and
					 19.09.210. 97-16-035, §
					 434-120-130, filed 7/30/97, effective 8/30/97. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-130, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-135 - Contributor lists

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(1) All charitable
				organizations registered under this act shall keep records of all contributors
				to the organization for three years. If a commercial fund-raiser manages a
				campaign for a charitable organization, either the commercial fund-raiser or
				the charitable organization must be the entity responsible for maintaining the
				contributor records for that campaign. These records shall include the names of
				the following contributors:
(a) Each
				contributing entity that collects individual donations from an employee or
				member group or a business, turning them over to the charitable organization as
				a single sum, such as the United Way;
(b) Each corporation that contributed;
				and
(c) Each individual who
				contributed more than twenty-five dollars.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-140 - How and when to register

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(1)
				Initial registration: An entity required to register as a charitable
				organization shall complete the form described in
				RCW
				 19.09.075 and WAC
				434-120-105 and submit it with
				the fee in
				RCW
				 19.09.062(1) prior to
				conducting any solicitation.
(2)
				Annual renewal:
(a) A charitable organization
				shall renew its registration by submitting a renewal form and fee described in
				RCW
				 19.09.062(2). The completed
				form and fee shall be received no later than the last business day of the
				eleventh month after the end of the organization's accounting year.
(b) The renewal shall include the same
				information required for registration as described in
				RCW
				 19.09.075 and WAC
				434-120-105 except that a
				determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service need not be attached if
				it was previously filed. The solicitation report must be based on the most
				recent filing with the Internal Revenue Service or, if the organization does
				not file with the Internal Revenue Service, the most recently completed
				accounting year. No organization may submit the same financial information for
				two consecutive years.
(c) A change
				in an entity's accounting year may not cause the due date of a renewal to be
				more than one year after the previous registration or renewal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-145 - Fees (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-145, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority: RCW  19.09.540 and
					 43.07.125. 10-22-048, §
					 434-120-145, filed 10/28/10, effective 11/28/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.07.125 and
					 chapter
					 19.09 RCW. 10-15-036,
					 § 434-120-145, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097,[19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-145, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and43.07.170 . 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-145, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  11.110.070 and
					 19.09.315. 95-11-135, §
					 434-120-145, filed 5/24/95, effective 6/24/95. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-145, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-160 - Fees for late registration (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-160, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.07.125 and
					 chapter
					 19.09 RCW. 10-15-036,
					 § 434-120-160, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.315, 19.09.540, and
					 43.07.125. 09-22-056, §
					 434-120-160, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and43.07.170 . 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-160, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-160, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-165 - Failure to renew, registration closure and reactivating registration-Charitable organizations (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-165, filed 7/5/12, effective
					 8/5/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-175 - Voluntary verification information

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Each entity registering with the charities program may
				  submit additional information, not required by law, if the information is
				  intended to inform the public about its programs and activities and to verify
				  its existence.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-175, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-175, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-175, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION II - CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-185 - Charitable advisory council

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(1) The
				charitable advisory council shall consist of at least eleven members appointed
				by the secretary of state and an ex officio member appointed by the attorney
				general.
(2) Council members' terms
				are staggered, with the original board drawing lots for two-and three-year
				terms. All following terms are three years but all terms expire no later than
				when the appointing secretary leaves office. Vacancies may be filled by the
				secretary upon notice of a vacancy from the member.
(3) Meetings shall be at least twice a year,
				and additional meetings may be called by the secretary or the council.
				Reimbursement for expenses shall be at current state rates for travel, and all
				reimbursement requests shall be received within thirty days of incurring the
				expense.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-185, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-185, filed 12/17/08, effective
					 1/17/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-200 - Required filings

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(1) A commercial
				fund-raiser complies with the registration requirements of this chapter by
				filing the following documents with the charities program at the times, and in
				the manner, prescribed by these rules and
				RCW
				 19.09.079:
(a) The commercial fund-raiser registration
				form, which is available online at the charities program web page or by
				contacting the charities program. This form is used as an initial registration
				form, as well as the annual renewal form.
(b) All surety bonds required by WAC
				434-120-260.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-210 - Who shall register

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(1) Every
				commercial fund-raiser, as described in
				RCW
				 19.09.020(5), shall register
				each year, in accordance with WAC
				434-120-200 by completing the
				form described in
				RCW
				 19.09.079 and WAC
				434-120-215 and submitting it
				with the fee in
				RCW
				 19.09.062(3) prior to
				conducting any solicitation.
(2)
				Contract employees, independent contractors, and other individuals who are not
				bona fide officers or employees of a commercial fund-raiser that solicit or
				receive charitable contributions, if compensated, are required to register
				independently as commercial fund-raisers in accordance with
				RCW
				 19.09.079 and maintain a surety bond as
				required in
				RCW
				 19.09.191, unless exempt.
(3) Entities exempt from registration include
				the following:
(a) Fund-raising counsel as
				defined in
				RCW
				 19.09.020(10);
(b) Commercial coventurers as defined in
				19.09.020(4); and
(c) Suppliers of
				goods and services to charitable organizations for fund-raising purposes as
				long as they are not otherwise engaged in the business of charitable
				fund-raising.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-215 - Commercial fund-raiser registration

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(1) Commercial fundraisers registering under
				this act shall use the commercial fund-raiser registration form described in
				WAC 434-120-200. The charities
				program's failure to affirmatively reject or return an incomplete registration
				or other filing that does not fully comply with these rules or
				chapter
				19.09 RCW, shall not
				excuse the failure to comply. The charities program's acceptance of a
				registration or other filing which violates these rules or
				chapter
				19.09 RCW shall not excuse
				the violation.
(2) In addition to
				the requirements of
				RCW
				 19.09.079, a registration is not complete,
				and will not be accepted for filing, unless it includes all the information
				requested on the form.
(a) The commercial
				fund-raiser may provide additional information which the commercial fund-raiser
				believes would be of assistance in understanding other reported information, or
				to provide context for reported information.
(b) The commercial fund-raiser shall report
				actual figures and shall not use estimates when completing a solicitation
				report.
(c) A newly formed
				commercial fund-raiser that has not yet completed its first year shall provide
				the full projected beginning and ending dates of its first accounting
				year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-218 - Solicitation reports by commercial fund-raisers that subcontract

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(1) A commercial
				fund-raiser that engages another commercial fund-raiser to solicit funds or
				conduct a solicitation on behalf of a charitable organization is responsible
				for reporting and shall include the total contributions and the total expenses
				related to that campaign in its solicitations report and financial
				statement.
(2) If a reporting
				commercial fund-raiser's contributions and expenses for a campaign are also
				included in another commercial fund-raiser's solicitations report, the
				reporting fund-raiser shall list in its report the name of that fund-raiser,
				the name of the charitable organization, the dates of the cam- paign, and the
				total contributions and expenses for which it was responsible.
(3) Regardless of whether a commercial
				fund-raiser which acts as a contractor reports the contributions and expenses
				of its subcontractor(s), each subcontracting commercial fund-raiser, shall
				independently register, post bond, report its own contributions and expenses,
				and comply with all other provisions of these rules and
				chapter
				19.09 RCW as they apply to
				commercial fund-raisers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  11.110.070 and
					 19.09.315. 95-11-135, §
					 434-120-218, filed 5/24/95, effective
					 6/24/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-225 - Annual renewal

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(1) Each commercial
				fund-raiser shall renew annually by submitting a renewal form and the filing
				fee in RCW  19.09.062 so they are received
				by no later than the last business day of the eleventh month after the end of
				its accounting year.
The renewal shall include the same information required for
				  registration as described in
				  RCW
				   19.09.079 and WAC
				  434-120-215. The solicitation
				  report must be based on the most recently completed accounting year. No
				  organization may submit the same financial information for two consecutive
				  years.
(2) No change in a
				fund-raiser's accounting year may cause the due date of a renewal to be more
				than one year after the previous registration or renewal.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-225, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-225, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.315 and
					 19.09.075. 96-10-021, §
					 434-120-225, filed 4/24/96, effective 5/25/96. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-225, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-240 - Contract between a commercial fund-raiser and a charitable organization

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(1) A commercial
				fund-raiser and charitable organization entering into a contract shall register
				the contract by completing the contract registration form, attaching a signed
				copy of the written contract, and filing the form and contract with the
				charities program. The contract shall be registered before the commencement of
				the campaign.
(a) The charitable organization
				is responsible for the registration of the signed contract and contract
				registration form, and for the registration fee described in
				RCW
				 19.09.062(5).
(b) In addition to the requirements of
				RCW
				 19.09.097, the terms of the contract shall
				specify who will maintain the donor list.
(c) A contract registration may not be
				accepted for filing unless it includes all the information requested on the
				registration form. The charitable organization must be notified in accordance
				with 19.09.097(5) in the event the charities program determines that it is
				incomplete.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-245 - Failure to renew, registration closure and reactivating registration-Commercial fund-raisers (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-245, filed 7/5/12, effective
					 8/5/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-250 - Fees (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-250, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.07.125 and
					 chapter
					 19.09 RCW. 10-15-036,
					 § 434-120-250, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-250, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and43.07.170 . 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-250, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.079, 19.09.190 and
					 19.09.315. 97-16-036, §
					 434-120-250, filed 7/30/97, effective 8/30/97. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-250, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-255 - Financial standards

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Upon the request of the attorney general, secretary of
				  state, or county prosecutor, a commercial fund-raiser shall submit a financial
				  statement containing, but not limited to, the following information within
				  thirty days from date of request:
(1)
				The gross amount of the contributions pledged and the gross amount
				collected;
(2) The amount thereof
				retained by the charitable organization, given or to be given to charitable
				organizations represented together with details as to the manner of
				distribution as may be required;
(3) The aggregate amount paid and to be paid
				for the expenses of such solicitation;
(4) The amounts paid to and to be paid to
				charitable orga-nizations; and
(5)
				Copies of any annual or periodic reports furnished by the fund-raising
				organization, of its activities during or for the same accounting period, to
				its parent organization, subsidiaries, or affiliates, if any.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075,
					 19.09.079 and
					 19.09.210. 97-16-035, §
					 434-120-255, filed 7/30/97, effective 8/30/97. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471. 94-01-004
					 and 94-02-011, § 434-120-255, filed 12/1/93 and 12/22/93, effective 1/1/94
					 and 1/23/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-260 - Surety bonds

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(1) A commercial
				fund-raiser shall provide proof of bonding if the commercial fund-raiser
				engages, or plans to engage, in one or more of the practices identified in
				RCW
				 19.09.191(1)(a) through
				(d).
(2) The registering commercial fund-raiser
				shall submit proof of execution of a surety bond with one or more sureties
				whose liability in the aggregate equals at least twenty-five thousand
				dollars.
(3) A commercial
				fund-raiser must provide and maintain a bond without interruption so long as it
				engages in one or more practices in
				RCW
				 19.09.191(1)(a) through (d).
				Upon notification that the bond is canceled, the charities program must require
				proof of a replacement bond, in full amount, within thirty days or by the
				effective date of bond cancellation, whichever is later.
(4) Failure to provide a replacement surety
				bond whose liability equals at least twenty-five thousand dollars shall result
				in the involuntary closure of the registration of the commercial
				fund-raiser.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-260, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,
					 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-260, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and43.07.170 . 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-260, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  11.110.070 and
					 19.09.315. 95-11-135, §
					 434-120-260, filed 5/24/95, effective 6/24/95. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-260, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-270 - Impairment of surety bond

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In the event that a final judgment shall impair the
				  liability of a surety bond and the full amount required is not in effect, the
				  charities program shall close the registration of such commercial fund-raiser.
				  The commercial fund-raiser may reregister when it has restored the full amount
				  of the required bond liability and satisfied all judgment
				  claims.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315,[19.09.]540, 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-270, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-270, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION III - COMMERCIAL FUND RAISER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-280 - Signing off on the surety bond

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A commercial fund-raiser bonded in accordance with
				  chapter
				  19.09 RCW and these
				  regulations shall retain the protection of the bond until all claims against it
				  can be filed in accordance with the statute of limitations listed in
				  chapter
				  4.16 RCW. The charities
				  program does not have authority to sign off on a surety bond signifying that
				  all outstanding claims have been filed prior to the expiration of the statute
				  of limitations.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-280, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-300 - Jurisdiction

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A trust is subject to Washington jurisdiction if:
(1) It is created pursuant to a trust
				instrument that specifies that it is subject to the jurisdiction of the state
				of Washington or that its terms are to be construed pursuant to the laws of the
				state of Washington;
(2) It is a
				testamentary trust, and the will was probated or recorded, or letters
				testamentary or of administration were granted, in the state of
				Washington;
(3) The trust was
				created pursuant to order of a Washington court or by operation of Washington
				law;
(4) The trust was created by
				or pursuant to the articles of incorporation of a Washington corporation;
				or
(5) No state, territory, or
				nation may assert a superior claim of jurisdiction, and:
(a) The trust was created pursuant to a trust
				agreement or document executed or recorded within the state of Washington but
				which does not expressly vest jurisdiction in another state, territory, or
				nation; or
(b) The trust corpus
				consists predominantly of property located in or administered from Washington;
				or
(c) A basis exists upon which to
				assert or concede jurisdiction in the state of Washington.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-305 - Who shall register

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The registration and reporting requirements of
				  chapter
				  11.110 RCW apply to every
				  trustee, as defined by
				  RCW
				   11.110.020, who is required to register by
				  RCW
				   11.110.051. The charities program has
				  determined, pursuant to
				  RCW
				   11.110.051(1)(a), that a
				  trustee shall be required to register or report if, as to a particular
				  charitable trust, the trustee holds assets, invested for income-producing
				  purposes, exceeding a value of two hundred fifty thousand dollars, and
				  otherwise meets the description of
				  RCW
				   11.110.051.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007,[24.03.]008, 25.15.007,
					 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-305, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  11.110.051,
					 11.110.060 and
					 11.110.070. 98-18-034, §
					 434-120-305, filed 8/26/98, effective 9/26/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  11.110.070 and
					 19.09.315. 95-11-135, §
					 434-120-305, filed 5/24/95, effective 6/24/95. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-305, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-307 - Required filings

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(1) Initial
				registration: Every trustee required to register by RCW 11.110.-051 shall do so
				in the time and in the manner described in
				RCW
				 11.110.060. Trustees shall use the
				registration form described in WAC
				434-120-310, and file all other
				documents required by
				RCW
				 11.110.060.
(2) Periodic reporting: Every trustee
				required to register by
				RCW
				 11.110.051 shall report annually as required
				by RCW
				 11.110.070. The annual reporting requirement
				is satisfied by filing the renewal form described in WAC
				434-120-310(3)
				 and filing a complete copy of the trust's federal information return 990,
				990PF, 990EZ or financial report, which ever applies, with the charities
				program no later than the last business day of the eleventh month after the end
				of the organization's accounting year.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-307, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,
					 25.15.007,19.09.020 (15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018,
					 § 434-120-307, filed 1/23/04, effective
					 2/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-310 - Charitable trust registration

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(1) Trustees registering under
				chapter
				11.110 RCW shall use the
				registration form available from the charities program. The charities program's
				failure to affirmatively reject or return an incomplete registration or other
				filing that does not fully comply with these rules or
				chapter
				11.110 RCW shall not
				excuse the failure to comply.
(2)
				In addition to the requirements of
				chapter
				11.110 RCW, a
				registration form is not complete, and will not be accepted for filing, unless
				it includes all the information requested on the registration form.
(3) The trust shall report actual figures,
				and shall not use estimates, when completing a financial report.
(4) All charitable trust registrations shall
				be signed and dated by:
(a) The trustee;
(b) If the trustee is a
				corporation, the corporate officer or employee responsible for the trust;
				or
(c) The legal entity or
				individual legally representing the trust.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-330 - Annual fees (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.075, [19.09.]079,[19.09.]097, and
					 [19.09.]520. 12-14-114, § 434-120-330, filed 7/5/12, effective 8/5/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.07.125 and
					 chapter
					 19.09 RCW. 10-15-036,
					 § 434-120-330, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008,
					 25.15.007,19.09.020 (15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018,
					 § 434-120-330, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  11.110.070 and
					 19.09.315. 95-11-135, §
					 434-120-330, filed 5/24/95, effective 6/24/95. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 34.05,
					 19.09,
					 11.110 and
					 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471.
					 94-01-004, § 434-120-330, filed 12/1/93, effective
					 1/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-345 - Late registration fees (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.07.125 and
					 chapter
					 19.09 RCW. 10-15-036,
					 § 434-120-345, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007,[24.03.]008, 25.15.007,
					 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-345, filed 1/23/04, effective
					 2/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-355 - Change in status, notification

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A charitable trust shall notify the charities program in
				  writing of a change in trust instrument, trustee, principal officer, federal
				  tax status, fiscal year, or any other information filed under
				  RCW
				   11.110.060 within four months after the
				  change at no charge.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.07.125 and
					 chapter
					 19.09 RCW. 10-15-036,
					 § 434-120-355, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540,43.07.125
					 . 09-01-106, § 434-120-355, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					  23B.01.200(2),
					 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007,
					 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315,19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, §
					 434-120-355, filed 1/23/04, effective
					 2/23/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-120 - Charitable solicitation organizations and charitable trusts › Section SECTION IV - CHARITABLE TRUST REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 434-120-360 - Dissolution of trust, procedure and notification

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(1) A charitable trust shall submit written
				notification of its intent to dissolve to the charities program thirty days
				prior to dissolution.
(2) Upon
				dissolution, the trust shall provide written information regarding the
				disposition of its assets, including, but not limited to, the amount and type
				of assets, and the name and address of the entity in receipt of such assets to:
(a) The charities program if the dissolution
				is in accordance with the specific terms of the trust; or
(b) Both the charities program and the office
				of the attorney general if the dissolution is the result of:
(i) A merger;
(ii) A voluntary dissolution outside the
				specific terms of the trust;
(iii)
				A change in the state of domicile of the trust; or
(iv) Any other change in the trust giving
				rise to the obligation to notify the attorney general under
				RCW
				 11.110.120.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-130 › Section 434-130-010

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  25.15 RCW and 1994 c 211.
				  94-19-005, § 434-130-010, filed 9/8/94, effective
				  10/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-130 › Section 434-130-055

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   25.15.007,
				  25.15.805,
				  25.15.810, and
				  43.07.120. 10-15-035, §
				  434-130-055, filed 7/13/10, effective
				  8/13/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-130 › Section 434-130-060

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   25.15.007,
				  25.15.805,
				  25.15.810, and
				  43.07.120. 10-15-035, §
				  434-130-060, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  25.15 RCW and 1994 c 211.
				  94-19-005, § 434-130-060, filed 9/8/94, effective
				  10/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 434 - Secretary of State › Chapter 434-130 › Section 434-130-070

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   25.15.007,
				  25.15.805,
				  25.15.810, and
				  43.07.120. 10-15-035, §
				  434-130-070, filed 7/13/10, effective 8/13/10. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  25.15 RCW and 1994 c 211.
				  94-19-005, § 434-130-070, filed 9/8/94, effective
				  10/1/94.