(a) A charitable fundraising platform or platform charity shall only solicit, permit, or otherwise enable solicitations, or receive, control, or distribute funds from donations or recommended donations for charitable organizations in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Attorney General, as described by Government Code section 12599.9, subdivision (d)(2). A charitable fundraising platform or platform charity may hold or control funds from donations or recommended donations for charitable organizations not in good standing with the Attorney General for the length of time it takes to determine an alternate to be sent the funds pursuant to section 320 of these regulations.(b) When a charitable organization is not on the May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes List, but the Registry Search Tool indicates the charitable organization is not in good standing, a charitable fundraising platform or platform charity may nonetheless solicit, permit, or otherwise enable solicitations for, or receive, hold, control, or send funds from donations or recommended donations to the charitable organization.(c) When a charitable organization is on the May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes List, it is not in good standing with the Attorney General for purposes of Government Code section 12599.9, subdivision (d)(2). Nonetheless: (1) If the charitable organization is on the May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes List available on the first Wednesday of the current month, but was not on the list available on the third Wednesday of the prior month, a charitable fundraising platform or platform charity may solicit, permit, or otherwise enable solicitations for, or receive, hold, control, or send funds from donations or recommended donations to the charitable organization for a five business day grace period beginning on the first Wednesday of the current month.(2) If the charitable organization is on the May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes List available on the third Wednesday of the current month, but was not on the list available on the first Wednesday of the current month, a charitable fundraising platform or platform charity may solicit, permit, or otherwise enable solicitations for, or receive, hold, control, or send funds from donations or recommended donations to the charitable organization for a five business day grace period beginning on the third Wednesday of the current month.(d) When the Registry Search Tool indicates a charitable organization is in good standing, a charitable fundraising platform or platform charity may solicit, permit, or otherwise enable solicitations for, or receive, hold, control, or send funds from donations or recommended donations to the charitable organization.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 316
Note: Authority cited: Sections 12587 and 12599.10, Government Code. Reference: Section 12599.9, Government Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 12581, 12584, 12585, 12587 and 12598, Government Code. Reference: Sections 11400 et seq., 11500 et seq., 12581, 12581.2, 12584, 12585, 12586, 12588, 12591, 12591.1, 12595, 12596, 12597, 12599, 12599.1, 12599.2, 12599.6 and 12599.7, Government Code; Sections 17510, 17510.2, 17510.25, 17510.3, 17510.4, 17510.5, 17510.8, 17510.85 and 17510.9, Business and Professions Code; and Sections 5142, 5230, 5231, 5232, 5233, 5235, 5236, 5237, 5238, 6215, 7231, 7233, 7236, 7237 and 7238, Corporations Code.
1. New section filed 10-27-2015; operative 1/1/2016 (Register 2015, No. 44).
2. Renumbering of section 316 to section 344 and new section 316 filed 3-26-2024; operative 3/26/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 13).