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...a definite period of time. (N) "Theft offense" has the same meaning as in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code. (O) "Elderly person" and "disabled adult" have the same meanings as in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code.

... (5) Any charitable organization that fails to pay the fee required by this section at the time required shall pay an additional fee of two hundred dollars, except that the attorney general may waive the two-hundred-dollar fee upon a showing that the charitable organization failed to pay the fee for filing the annual registration statement at the time required by this section for reasons that were beyond the contro...

..., agencies, and organizations operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization; (B) Any charitable organization that meets all of the following requirements: (1) It has been in continuous existence in this state for a period of at least two years; (2) It has received from the internal revenue service a determination letter that is currently in effect, stating that the charitable organization is exem...

...1) A balance sheet; (2) A statement of support, revenue, and expenses, and any changes in the fund balance; (3) The names and addresses of the charitable organizations, fund-raising counsel, professional solicitors, and commercial co-venturers used, if any, and the amounts of money received from each of them, if any. (4) A statement of functional expenses that shall include, but not be limited to, expenses of the ...

...d Code. (F) If a fund-raising counsel fails to comply in a timely or complete manner with any of the requirements under this section, the fund-raising counsel is liable for and, in addition to any fee required in this section, shall pay two hundred dollars for each late filing. Each accounting shall be considered a separate filing for the purposes of this section. Any fees required by this section are in addition t...

...le in letters that are at least three inches in height and not less than one-half inch in width, are on a permanent sign or label placed on every side of the collection receptacle, and are in a color that contrasts with the color of the collection receptacle: (A) The name, address, and telephone number of the charitable organization that will receive goods collected in the collection receptacle; (B) If the collec...

...Code. (J) If a professional solicitor fails to comply in a timely or complete manner with any of the requirements under this section, the professional solicitor is liable for and, in addition to any fee required in this section, shall pay two hundred dollars for each late filing. Each registration, renewal of registration, bond, solicitation notice, contract, sworn statement, or financial report shall be considered...

... by any professional solicitor with any charitable organization shall be in writing, shall clearly state the respective obligations of the professional solicitor and the charitable organization, and shall contain a clear statement of the benefit the charitable organization will receive, which may be stated as a fixed percentage of the gross revenue or a reasonable estimate of the percentage of the gross revenue, subj...

...(A) Prior to the commencement of any charitable sales promotion in this state conducted by a commercial co-venturer on behalf of a charitable organization, the commercial co-venturer shall obtain the written consent of the charitable organization whose name will be used during the charitable sales promotion. (B) In conducting a charitable sales promotion, if the actual dollar amount or percentage per unit of goods o...

...Every charitable organization, whether or not required to register pursuant to this chapter, that directly solicits contributions in this state shall make the following disclosures at the point of solicitation: (A) The name of the charitable organization and the city of the principal place of business of the charitable organization; (B) If the charitable organization has not received a determination letter from the...

...Every charitable organization, fundraising counsel, professional solicitor, and commercial co-venturer, whether or not required to register pursuant to this chapter, shall keep true records of solicitation activities that are covered by this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter. The records shall be made available to the attorney general for inspection and shall be furnished to him not later than ten days a...

...The attorney general may exchange any information with respect to charitable organizations, fund-raising counsel, professional solicitors, or commercial co-venturers with the appropriate authority of any other state or of the United States. The attorney general may accept any information filed by a charitable organization with the appropriate authority of another state or of the United States in lieu of the informati...

...y general from time to time may adopt such reasonable rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as may be necessary to interpret or implement this chapter.

...ion 1716.15 of the Revised Code; (11) Failing to provide complete and timely payment to a charitable organization of the proceeds from a solicitation campaign or a charitable sales promotion; (12) Initiating an outbound telephone call that delivers a prerecorded message in violation of 16 C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(v); (13) Operating in violation of, or failing to comply with, any of the requirements of this chapter or...

...on shall do any of the following: (1) Fail to appear at any investigation under this section if the person is required to do so; (2) With the purpose to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance in whole or in part with any investigation under this section, remove, conceal, withhold, destroy, mutilate, alter, or by any means falsify any documentary material in the possession, custody, or control of any person who is su...

... case of a violation through continuing failure to obey, or neglect in obeying, the order, each day of continuance of the failure or neglect shall be considered a separate offense. (E) The civil penalties assessed under division (B) or (D) of this section or division (F) or (G) of section 1716.15 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the charitable law fund established under sect...

...uciary capacity. This section does not supersede or otherwise alter the standard of care or the limitations on the liability of volunteers under section 1702.30 or 2305.38 of the Revised Code.

...ny filing or reporting requirement on a charitable organization, regulated or specifically exempted from regulation under Chapter 1716. of the Revised Code, that is more stringent, restrictive, or expansive than the requirements explicitly authorized by the Revised Code. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section shall not be construed as repealing or otherwise negating any rule or requirement already in existence as of ...

... Revised Code, is considered a separate offense. (B)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of section 1716.14 of the Revised Code is guilty of solicitation fraud and shall be punished as provided in divisions (B)(2) to (4) of this section. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(4) of this section, division (B)(3) of this section applies to solicitation fraud, and solicitation fraud is one of the following...

...r successors in office for educational, charitable, or benevolent purposes, to be conducted in this state, and when such deed or will provides that the trustees shall become a body corporate to hold and invest said property and money and to administer said trust, said trustees upon accepting said trust shall file with the secretary of state articles of incorporation as provided by section 1702.04 of the Revised Code,...

...A charitable trust incorporated as provided in section 1719.01 of the Revised Code shall adopt and maintain a code of regulations for its government, and for the administration of the trust, in conformity with the deed or will. Such regulations shall provide for the election or appointment of the trustees of said corporation and their successors, and for the terms of office of such trustees and their successors, so a...

...The officers of a charitable trust incorporated as provided in section 1719.01 of the Revised Code, shall be a president, a vice-president, a treasurer and a secretary. The board may create other offices deemed necessary or designated by such deed or will.

...The board of trustees of a charitable trust incorporated as provided in section 1719.01 of the Revised Code, may accept any subsequent grant or devise of money or property made to it or to such corporation in perpetuity, in trust, the principal or income of which, or any part thereof as may be provided by such grant or devise, is to be used and applied for the purposes for which the original trust was established. In...

...rosecuting attorney of the county in which a charitable trust incorporated as provided in section 1719.01 of the Revised Code has its general office may examine the accounts and records of such corporation, and may proceed by action in the proper courts to enforce the administration of the trust and the investment and application of its funds and property in accordance with the deed or will creating it. A copy of th...

...e establishment and maintenance of an industrial or educational school or institution to be located within this state; when such will provides that the executor shall organize a corporation under the laws of this state to receive such property, to carry out the charitable purposes therein expressed, or to establish and maintain the institution or school therein provided for; and when such will further provides for th...