Public Inspection of Register, Filing, Records, Investigative Material and the Like

PURPOSE: This rule defines that information which shall be open for public inspection. (1) The register of registrations for charitable organizations and professional fund-raisers filed with the attorney general’s office shall be open for public inspection during normal office hours. Additionally, any person may request and be provided a copy of the register upon payment of the reasonable cost for duplication. (2) Information reported to the attorney general’s office by registrants in the course of completing their registration statements, at the discretion of the attorney general, may be deemed confidential. Information which may be disclosed by the attorney general’s office includes, but is not limited to: (A) The name and the address and telephone number of the principal place of business of any charitable organization, professional fund-raiser organization or individual professional fund-raiser; (B) The percentage of funds directly expended for the cost of fund-raising in any given year for which records are kept; (C) The total dollar amount of funds solicited, collected, or both, by any charitable organization or by professional fund-raisers on behalf of charitable organizations; and (D) Any relevant criminal convictions on record for any officers, directors or anyone owning more than ten percent (10%) of a charitable organization; any officer, director or anyone who owns more than ten percent (10%) of a professional fund-raiser organization; or any individual professional fund-raiser under Missouri law, the laws of any sister state or comparable federal law. Relevant criminal records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, stealing, fraud, misrepresentation and all other crimes based on deception or moral turpitude. (3) Any part of any registration statement, amendment, annual report or renewal application including, but not limited to, criminal records, deemed confidential by the attorney general shall not be open for public inspection unless a court order, subpoena or other legal proceeding served upon the attorney general orders him/her to divulge this information for the court’s inspection. (4) Any person who wishes to inspect the register or any information open for public inspection should contact the Office of the Attorney General at (314) 751-2616 or write to P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO 65102. AUTHORITY: sections 407.145 and 407.459, RSMo 1986.* Original rule filed Jan. 9, 1987, effective June 25, 1987. *Original authority: 407.145, RSMo 1986, amended 1993; 407.459, RSMo 1986.