Title 33, Corporations, Partnerships and Associations

If a charitable organization, professional fundraising counsel, professional solicitor, or commercial co-venturer soliciting contributions from people in this State and having a principal place of business outside the State, or organized under and by virtue of the laws of a forei…

(A) Upon his own motion or upon complaint of any person, the Secretary of State may investigate any charitable organization, professional fundraising counsel, professional solicitor, or commercial co-venturer to determine if it has violated the provisions of this chapter or has f…

(A) A person that knowingly and wilfully violates a provision of this chapter with the intent to deceive or defraud an individual or a charitable organization is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction for a first offense, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or…

There is created in the office of the Secretary of State a Division of Public Charities which, under the direction and control of the Secretary of State, shall perform the duties imposed upon it by the provisions of this chapter. The executive and administrative head of the divis…

(A) The first two hundred thousand dollars in administrative fine revenue received pursuant to this chapter in a fiscal year, not including fine revenues collected pursuant to Section 33-56-75, may be retained by the Secretary of State to offset the expenses of enforcing this cha…

For purposes of Section 33-56-180: (1) "Charitable organization" means any organization, institution, association, society, or corporation which is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) or 501(d) of Title 26 of the United States Code, as amended. (2) "Employee" means…

(A) A person sustaining an injury or dying by reason of the tortious act of commission or omission of an employee of a charitable organization, when the employee is acting within the scope of his employment, may recover in an action brought against the charitable organization onl…

The Secretary of State may enter into agreements with the appropriate authority of another state for the purpose of exchanging information with respect to charitable organizations, professional fundraising counsel, professional solicitors, and commercial co-venturers.

As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is required by the context: (1)(a) "Charitable organization" means a person, as defined in item (7): (i) determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Re…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. The unconstitutionality of one section or clause does not affect the constitutionality of the entire chapter.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a charitable organization which intends to solicit contributions within this State or have contributions solicited on its behalf must file a registration statement with the Secretary of State, on forms prescribed by the Secretary …

The Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina as established by Section 63-11-910 is required to register with the Secretary of State but is not required to pay the annual registration fee provided for in Section 33-56-30.

A fire department conducting or intending to conduct a professional solicitation of charitable funds may comply with the registration and fee requirements of this chapter if the local governing body having jurisdiction over that department and other departments in its area singly…

(A) The following are not required to file registration statements with the Secretary of State if their fundraising activities are not conducted by professional solicitors, professional fundraising counsel, or commercial coventurers: (1) an educational institution which solicits …

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a parent-teacher association affiliated with a school or to a local chamber of commerce. Reporting of fundraising activities or other reporting pursuant to this chapter is not required of a parent-teacher association or a local chamb…

(A) A charitable organization that has filed a registration statement with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 33-56-30, or that is soliciting contributions in this State, whether individually or collectively with other organizations, shall file in the office of the Secret…

(A) A contract or agreement between any professional fundraising counsel, professional solicitor, or commercial co-venturer and a charitable organization must be in writing and filed with the Secretary of State at least ten days before the professional fundraising counsel, profes…

(A) A list provided by the charitable organization of the names, postal addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and the dates and amounts of each donation, of each contributor to a solicitation campaign organized pursuant to this chapter conducted by a professional fundrai…

Registration statements and applications, reports, professional fundraising counsel contracts, professional solicitor contracts, or commercial co-venturer contracts, and all other documents and information required to be filed pursuant to this chapter or by the Secretary of State…

(A) At the initial time of solicitation, a professional solicitor must disclose its status as a "professional" or "paid" solicitor. The professional solicitor also must disclose the registered true name of the professional fundraising organization for which it works and the regis…