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Laws Relating to Public Charities
Title 5. Attorney General
- Section 194 Definitions of public charities; Investigation by Attorney General
- Section 194-A Nonprofit hospital and medical service organizations
- Section 194-B Definitions - conversion transactions
- Section 194-C Notice and approval for conversion transaction
- Section 194-D Conversion transaction less than $50,000
- Section 194-E Attorney General approval without court review
- Section 194-F Court approval of conversion transaction
- Section 194-G Review criteria for conversion transaction
- Section 194-H Distribution of proceeds
- Section 194-I Intervention in court proceeding
- Section 194-J Attorney General authority
- Section 194-K Penalties
Title 9 Charitable Solicitations Act
- Section 5001 Short Title
- Section 5002 Intent
- Section 5003 Definitions
- Section 5004 Licensure of charitable organizations
- Section 5005-A Records
- Section 5005-B Annual fundraising activity reports to be filed by charitable organizations
- Section 5006 Exemptions from license requirements
- Section 5007 Out-of-state organizations
- Section 5008 License renewal, records and reporting by professional solicitors, professional fundraising counsel and commercial co-venturers
- Section 5009 Contracts to be filed and retained
- Section 5011 Public information
- Section 5010 Annual report by commissioner
- Section 5011-A Professional solicitor disclosure
- Section 5012 Charitable solicitation disclosure
- Section 5013 Unauthorized use of names
- Section 5014 Violation as unfair trade practice
- Section 5015-A Fees
- Section 5017 Denial or refusal to renew license; disciplinary action
- Section 5018 Rulemaking
Title 13 Corporations
Title 13-B Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act
- Section 101-111 General Provisions
- Sections 201-203 Corporate Purposes and Powers
- Sections 310-308-A Corporate name; registered office and agent; service of process
- Sections 401-407 Organization
- Sections 601-606 Bylaws and voting
- Sections 701-721 Directors and officers
- Sections 801- 805 Amendment of articles of incorporation
- Sections 901-907 Mergers and consolidation
- Section 1001 Sale and other dispositions of corporate assets
- Sections 1101--1116 Dissolution
- Sections 1201-1217 Foreign Corporations
- Section 1301-1307 Annual reports; powers of Secretary of State; excuse; miscellaneous
- Section 1401-1406 Fees
