New Jersey § 45:17a-23
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§ 45:17a-23.
a. A charitable organization, unless exempted from registration requirements pursuant
to section 9 of this act, 1 shall file a registration statement with the Attorney General on forms prescribed
by the Attorney General. b. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization to solicit contributions or
have contributions solicited in its behalf before the Attorney General has been given
the opportunity to review the registration statement pursuant to section 5 of this
act. 2 A renewal statement must be filed annually within six months after the close of
the charitable organization's fiscal year. For good cause shown, the Attorney General may extend the time for the annual filing
of the renewal statement and financial report for a period not to exceed 180 days,
during which time the previous registration shall remain in effect. The request for an extension shall be in writing and received by the Attorney General
before the filing deadline. c. All registration statements shall be signed by two authorized officers, including
the chief fiscal officer of the organization, who shall certify that information contained
in the registration statements is correct. d. The Attorney General shall prescribe all fees for the filing of all registration
statements according to the provisions of this act. The fees for the filing of registration statements by charitable organizations may
be graduated based upon the amount of contributions received during the previous fiscal
year. A parent organization filing on behalf of one or more local units shall pay a single
annual registration fee for itself and a fee for each local unit included in the registration
statement. e. The Attorney General shall allow any annual filing of a renewal statement and financial
report that is scheduled to be filed while Executive Order 103 of 2020 remains in
effect, or up to 180 days after its conclusion, to be filed up to 180 days after the
conclusion of that executive order, without requiring the organization to pay any
penalty or additional fee other than the annual filing fee. The Attorney General shall not require any organization to pay a filing fee in advance
of the date the renewal statement and financial report are filed pursuant to this
subsection. 1
N.J.S.A. § 45:17A-26. 2
N.J.S.A. § 45:17A-22.
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