WSR 10-11-014

PROPOSED RULES

SECRETARY OF STATE


[ Filed May 7, 2010, 9:07 a.m. ]

     Original Notice.

     Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 10-07-042.

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Charities program fees.

     Hearing Location(s): Office of the Secretary of State, Dolliver Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98504, on June 22, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.

     Date of Intended Adoption: June 25, 2010.

     Submit Written Comments to: Rebecca Sherrell, P.O. Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504-0234, e-mail rebecca.sherrell@sos.wa.gov, fax (360) 664-4250, by June 22, 2010.

     Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Sharon Baker by June 21, 2010, TTY (800) 422-8683.

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To update existing rules to match state law.

     Reasons Supporting Proposal: Implementing new law from 2010 legislative session, 2SHB 2576.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.07.125.

     Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 19.09 RCW.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: Division of corporations, office of the secretary of state, governmental.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Pamela Floyd, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 725-0310; Implementation: Rebecca Sherrell, 801 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 725-0310; and Enforcement: Jeff Even, Office of Attorney General, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504-40100 [98504-0100], (360) 586-0728.

     No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rules implement costs set in statute.

     A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. These rules are adopting, by reference without material change, Washington state statutes and are not required to do a cost-benefit analysis per RCW 34.05.328 (5)[(b)](iii).

May 7, 2010

Steve Excell

Assistant Secretary of State

OTS-3100.3


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-01-106, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09)

WAC 434-120-145   Fees.   (1) Original registration: Entities registering as charitable organizations ((shall)) must pay a fee of ((twenty)) sixty dollars for the first year of registration.

     (2) Annual renewal: Organizations ((shall)) must pay a renewal fee of ((ten)) forty dollars.

     (3) Information changes: Organizations filing changes of information described in WAC 434-120-105((, shall pay a fee of ten dollars for each submittal of change(s))) will file at no charge.

     (4) Photocopy fees: For copy of a charitable organization registration form or letter, including the finance and solicitation reports, the fee is five dollars.

     (5) ((Expedited service fees: For in-person service at the counter, or on-line filings, the fee is twenty dollars for one or more transactions in each charitable organization file requested.)) The fee for expedited service is twenty dollars for single on-line transactions within each new or existing charity's program file. The fee for expedited service of paper documents (in-person, mail or fax) is fifty dollars for single or multiple transactions within each new or existing charity's program file. In addition, the filing fee for each transaction will apply.

     (6) For service of process on a registered charity, commercial fund-raiser, or charitable trust, the fee is fifty dollars.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540, 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-145, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-120-145, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 11.110.070 and 19.09.315. 95-11-135, § 434-120-145, filed 5/24/95, effective 6/24/95. Statutory Authority: Chapters 34.05, 19.09, 11.110 and 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471. 94-01-004, § 434-120-145, filed 12/1/93, effective 1/1/94.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-22-056, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09)

WAC 434-120-160   Fees for late registration.   (1) A charitable organization that fails to renew its registration by its renewal date ((shall)) must pay a late fee of fifty dollars. The charitable organization ((shall)) must pay an additional fifty dollar late fee for each year, including the current year, that it was not registered under this act, but was required to do so. If the registration has lapsed for a period of more than two years, the entity ((shall)) must provide solicitation information for the previous two years, and ((shall)) must reregister as a new charitable organization.

     (2) The fees for late registration ((shall be)) are in addition to the filing fees under WAC 434-120-145, and any other remedies that may be imposed by law, including penalties for soliciting without being registered.

     (3) The charitable organization may ask the secretary to waive fees for late registration. The request must include a description of the circumstances that justify a waiver of the late fees. Under special circumstances the secretary may waive fees for late registration that are imposed by these regulations.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.09.315, 19.09.540, and 43.07.125. 09-22-056, § 434-120-160, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-120-160, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority: Chapters 34.05, 19.09, 11.110 and 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471. 94-01-004, § 434-120-160, filed 12/1/93, effective 1/1/94.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-01-106, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09)

WAC 434-120-250   Fees.   All commercial fund-raisers ((shall)) must pay an original registration fee at the time of filing and an annual renewal fee.

     (1) The fee for original registration in this state is ((two hundred fifty)) three hundred dollars.

     (2) The annual renewal fee is ((one hundred seventy-five)) two hundred twenty-five dollars.

     (3) ((The)) There is no fee for filing changes in any information previously filed under RCW 19.09.079, and WAC 434-120-215 ((or for filing a contract is ten dollars)).

     (4) The fee for filing a contract under RCW 19.09.097 and WAC 434-120-240 is twenty dollars.

     (5) The late fee is fifty dollars for failing to renew registration by the due date. The commercial fund-raiser ((shall)) must pay an additional late fee of one hundred dollars for each year that it was required to register under this act and failed to do so, including the current year. If the registration has lapsed for more than two years, the entity ((shall)) must provide solicitation information for the previous two years and ((shall)) must register as a new commercial fund-raiser under RCW 19.09.079, in addition to paying any late fees due under this section.

     Any commercial fund-raiser failing to renew registration and conducting business may be subject to other penalties and remedies that may be imposed by law, including penalties for soliciting without being registered. These penalties are cumulative.

     (((5) The fee for expedited in-person service, and on-line filings, is twenty dollars for any and all transactions within one commercial fund-raiser file, in addition to regular fee for the transaction.)) (6) The fee for expedited service is twenty dollars for a single on-line transaction within one commercial fund-raiser file. The fee for expedited service of paper documents (in-person or fax) is fifty dollars for single or multiple transactions within one commercial fund-raiser file. In addition, the filing fee for each transaction will apply.

     (((6))) (7) The photocopy fee is ten dollars for copies of the annual registration form or letter.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540, 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-250, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-120-250, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.09.079, 19.09.190 and 19.09.315. 97-16-036, § 434-120-250, filed 7/30/97, effective 8/30/97. Statutory Authority: Chapters 34.05, 19.09, 11.110 and 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471. 94-01-004, § 434-120-250, filed 12/1/93, effective 1/1/94.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-04-018, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04)

WAC 434-120-330   Annual fees.   (1) Charitable trusts filing initial or renewal registrations ((shall)) must pay a fee of twenty-five dollars.

     (2) ((For all expedited in-person service, or on-line filing, the fee is twenty dollars for one or more transactions within one charitable trust file, in addition to the regular fee for the transaction.)) The fee for expedited service is twenty dollars for a single on-line transaction within one charitable trust file. The fee for expedited service of paper documents (in-person or fax) is fifty dollars for single or multiple transactions within one charitable trust file. In addition, the filing fee for each transaction will apply.

     (3) For a photocopy of an Internal Revenue Service Form 990EZ the fee is five dollars and for a copy of Form 990 or 990-PF the fee is ten dollars with a surcharge for forms exceeding 100 pages of copy, which is thirteen dollars for each fifty page increment.

     (4) For a photocopy of a charitable trust registration form, the fee is five dollars.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-120-330, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 11.110.070 and 19.09.315. 95-11-135, § 434-120-330, filed 5/24/95, effective 6/24/95. Statutory Authority: Chapters 34.05, 19.09, 11.110 and 43.07 RCW and 1993 c 471. 94-01-004, § 434-120-330, filed 12/1/93, effective 1/1/94.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-04-018, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04)

WAC 434-120-345   Late registration fees.   (1) A charitable trust that fails to renew its registration at the time its renewal is due, ((shall)) must pay a late fee of fifty dollars when the reregistration is made. The trust ((shall)) must pay an additional fifty-dollar late fee for each year, including the current year, it was not registered under this act. If the registration has lapsed for a period of more than two years, the entity ((shall)) must register as a new trust and pay any late fees, which ((shall be)) are cumulative.

     (2) The fees for late registration ((shall be)) are in addition to any other filing fees or remedies that may be imposed by law, including penalties for not being registered.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-120-345, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-01-106, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09)

WAC 434-120-355   Change in status, notification.   A charitable trust ((shall)) must notify the charities program in writing of a change in trust instrument, trustee, principal officer, tax status, fiscal year, or any other information filed under RCW 11.110.060 or WAC 434-120-310 within four months after the change at no charge. ((Organizations filing changes of information described in RCW 11.110.060 or WAC 434-120-310 shall pay a fee of ten dollars for each submittal of change.))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.09.097, [19.09.]315, [19.09.]540, 43.07.125. 09-01-106, § 434-120-355, filed 12/17/08, effective 1/17/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 23B.01.200(2), 24.03.007, [24.03.]008, 25.15.007, 19.09.020(15), [19.09].315, 19.77.115, and 43.07.170. 04-04-018, § 434-120-355, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04.]

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