§18-552.19. Availability of registration information - Electronic registration.

18 OK Stat § 18-552.19 (2019) (N/A)
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A. The Secretary of State shall make available on the Secretary of State’s website all pertinent information related to the entities that are required to register under this act including information included in the entity’s registration. The Secretary of State shall also create a numbering system and assign a registration number to each entity that is required to register under this act. The registration number shall also be identified with the registered entity on the website.

B. The Secretary of State shall, on or before July 1, 2012, provide for electronic registration of all entities required to register under this act.

C. The Secretary of State shall notify the Office of the Attorney General if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, there is such a violation of the Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act that the Office of the Attorney General needs to be aware of in order to investigate or prosecute.

D. The Office of the Attorney General may review all applications and renewals and other relevant information required to be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this act in order to determine the reasonableness and accuracy of such information and to determine if there are any violations of the act. If the Office of the Attorney General finds any questionable information or inaccuracies, it may notify the charitable organization, professional fundraiser or professional solicitor of such discrepancies and allow a reasonable time to cure such discrepancies. If such discrepancies are not cured in a reasonable time or if the Office of the Attorney General becomes aware of any other violations of this act, then it may investigate and/or prosecute as authorized by this act.

E. If the Office of the Attorney General becomes aware of any charitable organization, professional fundraiser, or professional solicitor that has not registered and that is required to register under the Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act, then the Office of the Attorney General shall notify such entity in writing that it must comply with the act and register. If the entity has not registered within one month after written notification then the Office of the Attorney General may take enforcement action concerning the failure to register.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 460, § 11, eff. July 1, 2011.