N.J. Admin. Code § 13:48-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 13:48-3.3 - Organizations exempt from registration

(a) The registration requirements of these rules shall not apply to:

1. Any religious corporation, trust, foundation, association or organization incorporated under the provisions of Title 15 or 16 of the Revised Statutes or Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes or established for religious purposes;

2. Any agency or organization incorporated or established for charitable purposes and engaged in effectuating one or more charitable purposes, which is affiliated with, operated by or supervised or controlled by a corporation, trust, foundation, association, or organization incorporated or established for religious purposes, or any other religious agency or organization;

3. Any educational institution, the curricula of which in whole or in part are registered or approved by the Department of Education or the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, either directly or by acceptance of accreditation by an accrediting body recognized by these agencies;

4. An educational institution confining its solicitation to its student body, alumni, faculty and trustees, and their families;

5. A library registered by the Department of Education, provided that the annual financial report of that library shall be filed with the Department of Education, where it shall be open for public inspection;

6. A local unit registered by a parent organization in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:48-6; or

7. A charitable organization engaged in charitable fund raising that did not receive gross contributions in excess of $ 10,000 during its most recent fiscal year, if all of its functions, including fund raising activities, are carried on by persons who are not compensated for soliciting contributions. But a charitable organization not otherwise required to register under this paragraph that receives gross contributions in excess of $ 10,000 during a fiscal year whether or not the money is actually received during that fiscal year shall register with the Attorney General as required by 13:48-3.1 within 30 days after the date on which gross contributions exceed $ 10,000. A charitable organization that is exempt from the requirement to register pursuant to this paragraph may nevertheless elect to register by filing a short form registration statement.

(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Attorney General from requiring an entity or organization claiming an exemption from registration to demonstrate that it meets the requirements of (a) above or from taking other appropriate action.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:48-3.3

New Rule, R.1999 d.385, effective 11/15/1999.
See: 30 N.J.R. 4115(a), 31 N.J.R. 3751(b).
Amended by R.2006 d.432, effective 12/18/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 2632(a), 38 N.J.R. 5393(a).
In (a)5, deleted "or" at the end; in (a)6, substituted "; or" for the period at the end; and added (a)7.
Amended by R.2011 d.061, effective 2/22/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1676(a), 43 N.J.R. 439(a).
In (a)3, deleted "State" and inserted "New Jersey"; in (a)5, substituted "by" for the first occurrence of "with" and "Department of Education" for "Secretary of State" twice; and in (b), deleted "based on information which may be subsequently discovered" following "action".