HB5967 Summary

• Amends the Solicitation for Charity Act to impose a $200 penalty registration fee for all subsequent re-registrations and late registrations after the first instance (previously no penalty fee was required on first instance).

• Increases civil penalties for organizations that fail to register or maintain registration for a second or subsequent time from unspecified amounts to $500-$1,000, imposed by circuit court.

• Clarifies that penalty registration fees and increased civil penalties apply only to repeat violations, not first-time failures to register or maintain registration.

• Directs collected penalty funds to be used for charitable trust enforcement and providing charitable trust information to the public.