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LR 2487
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4.__Renewal of registration as charitable organization.__The
following provisions govern the application and qualifications
for renewal of a registration as a charitable organization.

 
A.__A person or entity that holds a valid registration must
submit to the office a completed application for renewal
prior to the date of expiration of the registration.__A
registration expires on the stated date of expiration.__The
department shall mail an application form to the
registrant's last known address not less than 30 days prior
to the expiration date of the current registration.

 
B.__An application may not be considered for approval until
it is complete.__If the application is incomplete, the
applicant must include a letter documenting the specific
reasons the application is incomplete.__If that letter is
not included, the incomplete application must be returned
for completion.

 
C.__A charitable organization that submits an application
for renewal after the expiration date must include with the
application:

 
(1)__A financial report covering the most recently
audited fiscal year;

 
(2)__The required filing fee and the required fee for
renewal of registration; and

 
(3)__A completed application.

 
D.__The complete packet for renewal of registration
application must include all the requirements identified in
subsection 3 as well as the following:

 
(1)__An audited financial statement, including federal
Internal Revenue Service 990 and Schedule A forms or a
990 EZ form.__Failure to file an audited financial
statement of the organization's most recent audited
fiscal year may be grounds for disciplinary action as
provided under Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5.__
The office shall adopt rules governing the content of
the audited financial statement.__Rules adopted
pursuant to this subparagraph are routine technical
rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A;
and

 
(2)__The nonrefundable fee for renewal of registration plus the
required filing fee for charitable


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