N.J. Admin. Code § 13:48-6.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:48-6.1 - Registration of local units by parent organizations

(a) A parent organization may, but is not required to, register any or all of its local units. If a parent organization elects to register one or more of its local units, it shall follow the procedures set out in this subchapter.

(b) A local unit shall register if it has not been registered by its parent organization pursuant to this subchapter or if it does not meet the requirements of (c) below. Each local unit shall be responsible to determine if it has been registered by the parent organization.

(c) A local unit of a parent organization which meets all of the following requirements shall be considered registered:

1. The parent organization is registered pursuant to the Act;

2. All solicitations on behalf of the local unit are performed by members of the local unit or volunteers;

3. The local unit does not employ a fund raising counsel or independent paid fund raiser or utilize paid staff in the preparation of materials or records concerning or related to the solicitations; and

4. The local unit:

i. Does not receive gross contributions in excess of $ 25,000 during the fiscal year; or

ii. Is an organization that limits membership to persons who are, or formerly were, employed as officers statutorily authorized to enforce the criminal laws of this State.

(d) The parent organization also shall provide all of the following information:

1. Upon initial registration, a copy of the parent organization's charter, articles of organization, agreement of association, instrument of trust, constitution or other organizational instrument and bylaws.

2. Upon initial registration and annual renewal, a separate statement that provides the following:

i. The name, street address and phone number of all local units within this State that it is registering;

ii. The amount of gross contributions received by each such unit and the purpose or purposes for which these funds were raised in the preceding fiscal year; and

iii. A statement asserting that each such local unit has provided the parent organization with a written statement reporting the information included on its behalf and asserting that the local unit meets all of the requirements set forth in this subchapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:48-6.1

Amended by R.2011 d.061, effective 2/22/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1676(a), 43 N.J.R. 439(a).
In (d)1, substituted "bylaws" for "by-laws"; and in (d)2i, inserted "street", and deleted a comma following "address".