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Sec. 5. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§3, ¶N, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979,
c. 678, §5, is amended to read:

 
N. The total amount of money received as contributions
during the organization's preceding fiscal year and the
dates of the fiscal year; and

 
Sec. 6. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§3, ¶O, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 488, §1,
is amended to read:

 
O. The estimated percentage of each dollar contribution
which that will be expended in Maine.; and

 
Sec. 7. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§3, ¶P is enacted to read:

 
P.__A determination letter from the federal Internal Revenue
Service, confirming the tax-exempt status of the charitable
organization.

 
Sec. 8. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 323, §§2 and
3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
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


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