An application for registration and renewal as a commercial fund-raiser must be submitted on the form approved by the secretary and must contain:

Terms Used In Washington Code 19.09.079

  • Charitable organization: means any entity that solicits or collects contributions from the general public where the contribution is or is purported to be used to support a charitable purpose, but does not include any commercial fund-raiser, commercial fund-raising entity, commercial coventurer, or any fund-raising counsel, as defined in this section. See Washington Code 19.09.020
  • commercial fund-raising entity: means any entity that for compensation or other consideration directly or indirectly solicits or receives contributions within this state for or on behalf of any charitable organization or charitable purpose, or that is engaged in the business of, or represents to persons in this state as independently engaged in the business of, soliciting or receiving contributions for such purposes. See Washington Code 19.09.020
  • Compensation: means salaries, wages, fees, commissions, or any other remuneration or valuable consideration. See Washington Code 19.09.020
  • Entity: means an individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, agency or unit of state government, or any combination thereof. See Washington Code 19.09.020
  • Secretary: means the secretary of state. See Washington Code 19.09.020
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Solicitation: means any oral or written request for a contribution, including the solicitor's offer or attempt to sell any property, rights, services, or other thing in connection with which:
Washington Code 19.09.020
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the commercial fund-raising entity;
(2) The name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of the owner(s) and principal officer(s) of the commercial fund-raising entity;
(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the individual responsible for the activities of the commercial fund-raising entity in Washington;
(4) The names of the three officers or employees receiving the greatest amount of compensation from the commercial fund-raising entity;
(5) The name and address of the entity that prepares, reviews, or audits the financial statement of the organization;
(6) A solicitation report of the commercial fund-raising entity for the preceding, completed accounting year, including:
(a) The types of fund-raising services conducted;
(b) The names of charitable organizations required to register under RCW 19.09.075 for whom fund-raising services have been performed;
(c) The total value of contributions received on behalf of charitable organizations required to register under RCW 19.09.075 by the commercial fund-raiser, affiliate of the commercial fund-raiser, or any entity retained by the commercial fund-raiser; and
(d) The amount of money disbursed to charitable organizations for charitable purposes, net of fund-raising costs paid by the charitable organization as stipulated in any agreement between charitable organizations and the commercial fund-raiser;
(7) The name, address, and telephone number of any other commercial fund-raiser that was retained in the conduct of providing fund-raising services;
(8) An irrevocable appointment of the secretary to receive service of process in noncriminal proceedings as provided in RCW 19.09.305; and
(9) Such other information the secretary deems necessary by rule.
The application must be signed by an officer or owner of the commercial fund-raiser and must be submitted with a nonrefundable fee established in RCW 19.09.062.
Commercial fund-raisers required to register and renew under this chapter must file a notice of change of information within thirty days of any change in the information contained in subsections (1) through (7) and (9) of this section.

NOTES:

Intent—2010 1st sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 24.06.450.
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