Sec. 1. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. A, §9, is further amended to read:

2-A. Fee for registration statement. Charitable organizations shall pay an the required application fee of $50 and an the required initial fee and a the required renewal fee of $100. The application fee is nonrefundable.

Sec. 2. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§4, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. A, §12, is amended to read:

C. A charitable organization that submits an application for renewal after the expiration date must submit:

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

(2) A The required filing fee of $50 and a the required renewal of registration fee of $100; and

(3) A completed application.

Sec. 3. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§4, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. A, §12, is amended to read:

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

(1) The applicant must submit an audited financial statement as required in section 5005, subsections 1 and 2. The content of the financial statement must be in accordance with the requirements under section 5004, subsection 3. 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. If a charitable organization files a financial statement in accordance with section 5005, subsection 3, paragraph C, federal Internal Revenue Service 990 and Schedule A forms or a 990 EZ form may be accepted as satisfactory evidence.

(2) The applicant must submit the nonrefundable renewal of registration fee of $100 plus a the required filing fee of $50 for charitable organizations receiving more than $30,000 in gross contributions.