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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9, § 5005-A

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Known as the Charitable Solicitations Act

The act spans §§ 5001–5018 (25 sections).

PL 1999, c. 386, §A14 (NEW)

1. Books and records. A charitable organization shall maintain accurate and complete books and records of all fund-raising campaigns and shall keep those books and records available for inspection by or production to the Attorney General or the director for 3 years after the conclusion of each fund-raising campaign.

2. Audited financial statement. A charitable organization shall produce upon request of the Attorney General or the director, in conjunction with an application for initial or renewal licensure or at any other time:

A. An audited financial statement of the charitable organization's most recent audited fiscal year if one has been prepared in order to comply with the requirements of another jurisdiction or otherwise exists; or

B. If an audited financial statement under paragraph A does not exist, a balance sheet identifying assets and liabilities and an income statement identifying revenues and expenditures.

3. Tax returns. A charitable organization shall produce upon request of the Attorney General or the director, in conjunction with an application for initial or renewal licensure or at any other time, its 3 most recent federal Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and Schedule A, federal Internal Revenue Service Form 990-EZ or federal Internal Revenue Service Form 990-N, as required by the federal Internal Revenue Service.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.