| | | Sec. 5. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§3, ¶N, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979, | | c. 678, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | N. The total amount of money received as contributions | | during the organization's preceding fiscal year and the | dates of the fiscal year; and |
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| | | Sec. 6. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§3, ¶O, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 488, §1, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | O. The estimated percentage of each dollar contribution | which that will be expended in Maine.; and |
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| | | Sec. 7. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§3, ¶P is enacted to read: |
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| | | P.__A determination letter from the federal Internal Revenue | | Service, confirming the tax-exempt status of the charitable | | organization. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 323, §§2 and | | 3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | C.__A charitable organization that submits an application | | for renewal after the expiration date must include with the | | application: |
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| | | (1)__A financial report covering the most recently | | audited fiscal year; |
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| | | (2)__The required filing fee and the required fee for |
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