Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-2.1 – Registration of charitable organizations; deactivation
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-2.1
- Charitable organization: means :
(1) Any person determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or
(2) Any person who is or holds itself out to be established for any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental conservation, civic, or other eleemosynary purpose, or any person who in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the basis of any solicitation or an appeal that has a tendency to suggest there is a charitable purpose to the solicitation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the department of the attorney general. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Parent organization: means that part of a charitable organization that coordinates, supervises, or exercises control over policy, fundraising, and expenditures, or assists or advises one or more related foundations, supporting organizations, chapters, branches, or affiliates of such organization in this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-1