N.J. Admin. Code § 13:48-7.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 13:48-7.2 - Bond requirements for fund raising counsel and independent paid fund raisers

(a) A fund raising counsel or independent paid fund raiser who has or intends to have custody, control, possession or access to a charitable organization's money or other thing of value shall, at the time of making application for registration, file with the Attorney General a bond in which it shall be the principal obligor for the sum of $ 20,000 for the initial registration.

(b) The bond shall provide for one or more sureties whose liability in the aggregate shall equal at least $ 20,000.

(c) The fund raising counsel or independent paid fund raiser shall maintain the bond in effect during the entire period of registration.

(d) The bond shall be payable to the Attorney General for the benefit of any person who may have a cause of action against the principal obligor of the bond for any violation of the Act or for the purpose of satisfying any assessment against the principal obligor of the bond for any such violations.

(e) If at any time, the Attorney General receives information from any state or Federal agency or notice from a court of competent jurisdiction that a surety on any bond is not acceptable, the Attorney General shall provide notice to the fund-raising counsel or the independent paid fund raiser by certified mail, return receipt requested, whereupon a new bond shall be provided, or a request for a hearing made, to the Attorney General within 10 days following the registrant's receipt of the notice.

1. If the registrant fails to provide a new bond after the registrant has been given notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Attorney General may revoke or suspend the fund raising counsel's or independent paid fund raiser's registration.

2. The Attorney General may rely upon a determination by any state or Federal agency or notice from a court of competent jurisdiction in assessing the adequacy of a surety.

(f) If the surety wishes to cancel the bond, the surety shall give 60 days advance written notice by certified mail to the Attorney General before the surety may cancel. The 60 days shall begin to run on the day following the Attorney General's receipt of the notice. A provision regarding this notice of withdrawal shall appear in the bond.

(g) If a surety gives notice pursuant to (f) above, a fund raising counsel or independent paid fund raiser shall replace the bond before the expiration of the existing bond or cease fundraising activities.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:48-7.2

Amended by R.2005 d.70, effective 2/22/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 4370(a), 37 N.J.R. 618(a).
In (a), deleted the last sentence.
Amended by R.2011 d.061, effective 2/22/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1676(a), 43 N.J.R. 439(a).
In (a), inserted "possession" and "or other thing of value"; and in (d), inserted "or for the purpose of satisfying any assessment against the principal obligor of the bond for any such violations".