Oklahoma § 74-7010 - Admission of agencies to campaign - State presence test Exemptions

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 74-7010 — Admission of agencies to campaign - State presence test Exemptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 74-7010. Admission of agencies to campaign - State presence test Exemptions

A. A charitable agency wishing to be admitted to the State

Charitable Campaign shall be required to demonstrate state presence.

The agency must comply with all of the following criteria in order

to meet the state presence test:

1. The agency must provide or procure direct human care

services for persons residing in the state in which the charitable

contribution campaign will be conducted;

2. The agency shall have a board of directors that serves

without compensation;

3. A majority of the members of the board of directors shall be

residents of the state;

4. Consumers of service from the state shall be represented

within the membership of the board of directors; and

5. A substantial portion of the agency’s annual budget shall be

derived from public solicitations in the State of Oklahoma.

B. Agencies whose primary focus is the providing of services to

the needy overseas and Combined Health Agencies operating in this

state shall be exempt from complying with the criteria set out in

subsection A of this section and need not demonstrate state

presence.

C. The Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation shall be exempt

from the provisions of this section and shall be authorized to

participate in the State Charitable Campaign.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 142, § 10, emerg. eff. May 1, 1989. Amended

by Laws 1990, c. 291, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 103, §

10, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2004, c. 312, § 19, eff. July 1, 2004.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 74-7010 cover?

Section 74-7010 ("Admission of agencies to campaign - State presence test Exemptions") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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