Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-552.9
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Professional solicitors - Registration - Fees
Official statutory text
A. Every professional solicitor employed or retained by a
professional fundraiser required to register pursuant to this act,
shall, before engaging in any solicitation of contributions by the
professional fundraiser, register with the Office of the Secretary
of State. An application for registration, signed by the solicitor,
shall state the full legal name and street address of the
professional fundraiser that employs the solicitor and shall be
accompanied by a fee in the amount of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
of which Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited to the credit of
the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury. Ten Dollars
($10.00) of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Attorney
General Charitable Solicitations Enforcement Revolving Fund and the
remaining Five Dollars ($5.00) shall be deposited to the credit of
the Secretary of State Charitable Solicitations Revolving Fund.
Registration shall be for a period of one (1) year from the date of
filing with the Secretary of State, and may be renewed annually upon
the filing of a renewal application accompanied by a payment of the
fee prescribed herein.
B. When requesting a contribution, the professional solicitor
shall clearly disclose or provide contact information for the
following information, if requested by the person being solicited:
1. The name of the professional fundraiser that employs or
retains the professional solicitor, as set out in the registration
statement filed with the Secretary of State, and the fact that the
professional fundraiser is being paid for his or her services;
2. The name of the charitable organization the person
represents and a description of how the contributions raised by the
solicitation will be used; and
3. The percentage of the contributions solicited that the
professional fundraiser is to receive and the registration number of
the professional fundraiser, the charitable organization and the
professional solicitor, as requested.
C. No person shall act as a professional solicitor if the
person has been convicted by a court of any state or the United
States of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or
arising from conduct by the person in connection with fundraising or
the solicitation of any funds, for or on behalf of a charitable
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organization, or the use or expenditure of any funds raised,
collected, or received in any fundraising activity.
D. Any registration form required to be filed under this
section shall be executed by signature, without more, of the person
signing the form, in which case the signature shall constitute the
affirmation of the signatory, under penalty of perjury, that the
signature is that person’s act and deed, and that the facts stated
therein are true.
professional fundraiser required to register pursuant to this act,
shall, before engaging in any solicitation of contributions by the
professional fundraiser, register with the Office of the Secretary
of State. An application for registration, signed by the solicitor,
shall state the full legal name and street address of the
professional fundraiser that employs the solicitor and shall be
accompanied by a fee in the amount of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
of which Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited to the credit of
the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury. Ten Dollars
($10.00) of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Attorney
General Charitable Solicitations Enforcement Revolving Fund and the
remaining Five Dollars ($5.00) shall be deposited to the credit of
the Secretary of State Charitable Solicitations Revolving Fund.
Registration shall be for a period of one (1) year from the date of
filing with the Secretary of State, and may be renewed annually upon
the filing of a renewal application accompanied by a payment of the
fee prescribed herein.
B. When requesting a contribution, the professional solicitor
shall clearly disclose or provide contact information for the
following information, if requested by the person being solicited:
1. The name of the professional fundraiser that employs or
retains the professional solicitor, as set out in the registration
statement filed with the Secretary of State, and the fact that the
professional fundraiser is being paid for his or her services;
2. The name of the charitable organization the person
represents and a description of how the contributions raised by the
solicitation will be used; and
3. The percentage of the contributions solicited that the
professional fundraiser is to receive and the registration number of
the professional fundraiser, the charitable organization and the
professional solicitor, as requested.
C. No person shall act as a professional solicitor if the
person has been convicted by a court of any state or the United
States of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or
arising from conduct by the person in connection with fundraising or
the solicitation of any funds, for or on behalf of a charitable
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 251
organization, or the use or expenditure of any funds raised,
collected, or received in any fundraising activity.
D. Any registration form required to be filed under this
section shall be executed by signature, without more, of the person
signing the form, in which case the signature shall constitute the
affirmation of the signatory, under penalty of perjury, that the
signature is that person’s act and deed, and that the facts stated
therein are true.
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