State Charitable Registration Laws

Find the charitable solicitation registration law in your state!

Usually, this is administered by the State's Attorney General or Secretary of State.
If you need help filing charitable registration or renewal with any of these authorities.

State

Charitable Solicitation Law

AlabamaAlabama Code § 13A-9-70 et seq.
AlaskaAlaska Statutes § 45.68.010 et seq. and 9 Alaska Administrative Code § 12.010
Arizona*As of September 13, 2013, nonprofits are no longer required to register thanks to House Bill 2457. Veterans' Charitable Organization solicitations are still regulated by A.R.S. § 13-3722(A).
ArkansasArkansas Code Ann. § 4-28-401 et seq
CaliforniaCalifornia Government Code §§ 12580-12599.7; California Code of Regulations, Title 11, §§ 300-307,311,999.1
ColoradoColorado Revised Statutes §§ 6-16-101 to 6-16-104
ConnecticutConnecticut General Statutes § 21a-190a et seq.
District Of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Code Ann. § 29-301.01 et seq.
Delaware*Nonprofits are not required to register; however, disclosure requirements apply. Delaware Charitable/Fraternal Solicitation Act of 1996, DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 6 §§ 2591-97
FloridaFlorida Statutes § 496.402 et seq.
GeorgiaGeorgia Code Ann. § 43-17-1 et seq.
HawaiiHawaii Revised Statutes § 467B-A et seq.
Idaho*Idaho has a charitable solicitation law, but this does not require nonprofits to register.
Illinois760 Illinois Compiled Statutes § 55/1 et seq.
Indiana*None. Nonprofits are not required to register.
Iowa*None. Nonprofits are not required to register.
KansasKansas Statutes Ann. § 17-1760 et seq.
KentuckyKentucky Revised Statutes Ann. §§ 367.650, 367.657 et seq.
LouisianaLouisiana Revised Statutes Ann. §§ 51:1901-1902; Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 16, Part III, §515
MaineMaine Revised Statutes Ann., Title 9, Ch. 385, §§ 5001-5018
MarylandMaryland Ann. Code, Business Regulation Article, §§ 6-101 to 6-205, 6-401 et seq.
MassachusettsMassachusetts General Laws Ch. 12 §§ 8e and 8f, Ch.68 §§ 18 to 35
MichiganMichigan Compiled Laws §§ 400.271 to 400.292
MinnesotaMinnesota Statutes Ann., §§ 309.50 to 309.53
MississippiMississippi Code Ann. §§ 79-11-501 to 79-11-511
MissouriMissouri Revised Statutes, Title XXVI, §§ 407.450 to 407.462
Montana*None. Nonprofits are not required to register.
Nebraska*None. Nonprofits are not required to register.
NevadaNevada Revised Statues Ch. 82.382 to 82.417, Ch.598.1305
New HampshireNew Hampshire Revised Statutes Ann., Title 1, §§ 7:21 to 7:32b
New JerseyNew Jersey Statutes Ann. § 45:17A-18 et seq.
New MexicoNew Mexico Statutes Ann. § 57-22-1 et seq.
New YorkNew York Executive Law, Article 7a, §§ 171-a to 177, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 101 et seq.
North CarolinaNorth Carolina General Statutes §§ 131 F-2 to 131f-8
North DakotaNorth Dakota Century Code, Ch. 50-22
OhioOhio Revised Code Ann. § 1716.01 et seq., Ohio Revised Code §§ 109.23 to 109.32
OklahomaOklahoma Statutes Ann. §§ 18-552.1 to 18.552.6
OregonOregon Revised Statutes Ann., Vol. 3, § 128.610 et seq.
Pennsylvania10 Pennsylvania Statutes, Ch. 4B, §§ 162.1 to 162.7
Rhode IslandRhode Island General Laws § 7-6-1 et seq.
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Code Ann. § 33-56-10 et seq.
South Dakota*None. Nonprofits are not required to register.
TennesseeTennessee Code Ann. § 48-101-501 et seq.
Texas*Texas charitable solicitation law only requires public safety charities to register.
UtahUtah Code Ann. §§ 13-22-1 to 13-22-15; Utah Administrative Code, Rule R152-22-1 to R152-22-5
Vermont*Vermont has a charitable solicitation law, but this does not require nonprofits to register.
VirginiaVirginia Code Ann. §§ 57-48 to 57-61.1; Virginia Administrative Code, Title 2, §§ 5-610-10 to 5-610-40
Texas*Texas charitable solicitation law only requires public safety charities to register.
UtahUtah Code Ann. §§ 13-22-1 to 13-22-15; Utah Administrative Code, Rule R152-22-1 to R152-22-5
WashingtonWashington Revised Code Ann. § 19.09.020 et seq.; Washington Administrative Code §§ 434-120-100 to 434-120-175
West VirginiaWest Virginia Code §§ 29-19-1 to 29-19-6
WisconsinWisconsin Statutes §§ 440.41 to 440.42; Wisconsin Administrative Code, Ch. RL 5
Wyoming*None. Nonprofits are not required to register.