| | Sec. 5. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§3, ¶N, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979, | c. 678, §5, is amended to read: |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| | Sec. 8. 9 MRSA §5004, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 323, §§2 and | 3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |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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