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Pursuant to such agreements, the Commissioner may accept information filed by a charitable organization, professional fund-raising counsel and professional solicitor with the appropriate authority of another state in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if such information is substantially similar to the information required under this chapter. The Commissioner may also grant exemption from the requirement for the filing of [an] annual registration statement with him to charitable organizations organized under the laws of another state, having their principal place of business in such other state, having funds derived principally from sources outside the Commonwealth, and having been granted exemption from the filing of registration statements by such other state, if such state has a statute similar in substance to the provisions of this chapter and participates in a reciprocal agreement pursuant to this section.B\n\nThe Commissioner may also enter into a memorandum of understanding or other similar agreement with the appropriate authority of any other state or federal agency for the purpose of providing charitable organizations, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitors with the option of filing their annual registration statements online on a website approved by all states that are parties to the memorandum of understanding. The Commissioner may accept such online filing in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter if the procedures for online filing provide for submitting substantially similar information to that required by this chapter. The information provided by charitable organizations, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitors at the approved website as a result of their completion of the online registration statement shall be shared with the appropriate authority of any state or federal agency that is a party to the memorandum of understanding.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238056,"text":"The Commissioner may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the appropriate authority of any other state for the purpose of exchanging information with respect to charitable organizations, professional fund-raising counsel and professional solicitors. Pursuant to such agreements, the Commissioner may accept information filed by a charitable organization, professional fund-raising counsel and professional solicitor with the appropriate authority of another state in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if such information is substantially similar to the information required under this chapter. The Commissioner may also grant exemption from the requirement for the filing of [an] annual registration statement with him to charitable organizations organized under the laws of another state, having their principal place of business in such other state, having funds derived principally from sources outside the Commonwealth, and having been granted exemption from the filing of registration statements by such other state, if such state has a statute similar in substance to the provisions of this chapter and participates in a reciprocal agreement pursuant to this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":238057,"text":"The Commissioner may also enter into a memorandum of understanding or other similar agreement with the appropriate authority of any other state or federal agency for the purpose of providing charitable organizations, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitors with the option of filing their annual registration statements online on a website approved by all states that are parties to the memorandum of understanding. The Commissioner may accept such online filing in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter if the procedures for online filing provide for submitting substantially similar information to that required by this chapter. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 574 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 595; in 2005, chapter 329<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83732,"section_number":"57-51","catch_line":"Nonresident registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-51\/"},{"id":58452,"section_number":"57-63","catch_line":"Local ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-63\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":251847,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65471,"identifier":"57-50","token":"57\/5\/57-50","url":"\/57-50\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-50\/","token":"57\/5\/57-50","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reciprocal agreements with other states; online filing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-50","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the appropriate authority of any other state for the purpose of exchanging information with respect to charitable organizations<\/span>, professional fund-raising counsel<\/span> and professional solicitors<\/span>. Pursuant to such agreements, the Commissioner<\/span> may accept information filed by a charitable organization<\/span>, professional fund-raising counsel<\/span> and professional solicitor<\/span> with the appropriate authority of another state in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if such information is substantially similar to the information required under this chapter. The Commissioner<\/span> may also grant exemption from the requirement for the filing of [an] annual registration statement with him to charitable organizations<\/span> organized under the laws<\/span> of another state, having their principal place of business in such other state, having funds derived principally from sources outside the Commonwealth, and having been granted exemption from the filing of registration statements by such other state, if such state has a statute<\/span> similar in substance to the provisions of this chapter and participates in a reciprocal agreement pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may also enter into a memorandum<\/span> of understanding or other similar agreement with the appropriate authority of any other state or federal agency for the purpose of providing charitable organizations<\/span>, professional fund-raising counsel<\/span> or professional solicitors<\/span> with the option of filing their annual registration statements online on a website approved by all states that are parties to the memorandum<\/span> of understanding. The Commissioner<\/span> may accept such online filing in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter if the procedures for online filing provide for submitting substantially similar information to that required by this chapter. The information provided by charitable organizations<\/span>, professional fund-raising counsel<\/span> or professional solicitors<\/span> at the approved website as a result of their completion of the online registration statement shall be shared with the appropriate authority of any state or federal agency that is a party<\/span> to the memorandum<\/span> of understanding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES; ONLINE FILING (\u00a7 57-50)\n\nA. The Commissioner may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the appropriate\nauthority of any other state for the purpose of exchanging information with\nrespect to charitable organizations, professional fund-raising counsel and\nprofessional solicitors. Pursuant to such agreements, the Commissioner may\naccept information filed by a charitable organization, professional fund-raising\ncounsel and professional solicitor with the appropriate authority of another\nstate in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with the\nprovisions of this chapter, if such information is substantially similar to the\ninformation required under this chapter. The Commissioner may also grant\nexemption from the requirement for the filing of [an] annual registration\nstatement with him to charitable organizations organized under the laws of\nanother state, having their principal place of business in such other state,\nhaving funds derived principally from sources outside the Commonwealth, and\nhaving been granted exemption from the filing of registration statements by such\nother state, if such state has a statute similar in substance to the provisions\nof this chapter and participates in a reciprocal agreement pursuant to this\nsection.\n\nB. The Commissioner may also enter into a memorandum of understanding or other\nsimilar agreement with the appropriate authority of any other state or federal\nagency for the purpose of providing charitable organizations, professional\nfund-raising counsel or professional solicitors with the option of filing their\nannual registration statements online on a website approved by all states that\nare parties to the memorandum of understanding. The Commissioner may accept such\nonline filing in lieu of the information required to be filed in accordance with\nthe provisions of this chapter if the procedures for online filing provide for\nsubmitting substantially similar information to that required by this chapter.\nThe information provided by charitable organizations, professional fund-raising\ncounsel or professional solicitors at the approved website as a result of their\ncompletion of the online registration statement shall be shared with the\nappropriate authority of any state or federal agency that is a party to the\nmemorandum of understanding.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 574; 1979, c. 595; 2005, c. 329.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}