State Law and Regulations governing Nonprofits

Though each state has varying requirements for nonprofits, we service 501c nonprofit clients in all fifty states.  Below are each state’s nonprofit corporation statutes.

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AL

Statutes:Code of Ala. §§ 10-3A-1 through 10-3B-18 Nonprofit Corporations; Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations

AK

Statutes:Alaska Stat. §§ 10.20.005 through 10.20.141 Nonprofit Corporations

AZ

Statutes:A.R.S. §§ 10-3101 through 10-3180 Nonprofit Corporations

AR

Statutes:A.C.A. §§ 4-28-101 through 4-28-517 Nonprofit Corporations

CA

Statutes:Cal Corp Code §§ 5000 through 10841Cal Corp Code §§ 18605 through 21401 Nonprofit CorporationsNonprofit Associations
Regulations:11 CCR 999, 1 through 11 CCR 999.8 Attorney General Regulations Under Nonprofit Corporations

CO

Statutes:C.R.S. 7-30-101 through 7-30-119 

C.R.S. 7-121-101 through 7-121-601

Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit AssociationsNonprofit Corporations

CT

Statutes:Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 12-242aa through 12-242cc Nonprofit Corporations

DE

Statutes:8 Del. C. § 141 Board of Directors; Powers; Number, Qualifications, Terms and Quorum; Committees, Classes of Directors; Nonprofit Corporations; Reliance Upon Books; Action Without Meeting; Removal

DC

Statutes:D.C. Code §§ 29-301.01 through 29-301.114D.C. Code §§ 29-971.01 through 29-971.15 Nonprofit CorporationsUniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations

FL

Statutes:Fla. Stat. §§ 617.01011 through 617.2103 Corporations Not For Profit

GA

Statutes:O.C.G.A. §§ 14-3-101 through 14-3-180 Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 590-7-1-.12 Nonprofit Corporation Filings

GU

Statutes:18 GCA § 10101 through 18 GCA § 1011318 GCA §13101 through 18 GCA § 14103

 

Religious and Nonprofit CorporationsNonprofit Cooperative Associations; Publication of Financial Information by

Nonprofit Organizations

HI

Statutes:HRS §§ 414D-1 through 414D-324 Nonprofit Corporations

ID

Statutes:Idaho Code §§ 30-3-1 through 30-3-145 Nonprofit Corporations

IL

Statutes:805 ILCS 105/101.01 through 805 ILCS 105/117.05 Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:14 Ill. Adm. Code 160.10 through 14 Ill. Adm.Code 160.20 General Not For Profit Corporations

IN

Statutes:Burns Ind. Code Ann. §§ 23-17-1-1 through 23-17-30-4 Nonprofit Corporations

IA

Statutes:Iowa Code §§ 504.101 through 504C.1 Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:721 IAC 40.7(80GA,SF2274) Revised Nonprofit Corporation Fees

KA

Statutes:K.S.A. §§ 17-4601 through 17-4681 

K.S.A. §17-7504

Nonprofit Corporations; Membership CorporationsCorporate Filings; Not-for-Profit Corporations
Regulations:K.A.R. § 92-19-67 Associations Organized Not-for-Profit

KY

Statutes:KRS §§ 273.161 through 273.401 Nonstock, Nonprofit Corporations

LA

Statutes:La. R.S. 9:1051 

 

La. R.S. 12:201 through 12.269

Unauthorized Corporations; Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations; Powers and LiabilitiesNonprofit Corporations

ME

Statutes:13-B M.R.S. § 101 through 13-B M.R.S. §1406 Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:CMR 29-250-260 Rules for Nonprofit Corporations Under Title 13-B

MD

Statutes: Md. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Code Ann. §7-223 [Credit Unions] Nonprofit Corporations

MA

Statutes:ALM GL ch. 156D, §9.30 through ch. 156D, § 9.43 

 

ALM GL. Ch. 180, § 1 through ch. 180, §11C

 

Nonprofit Conversion; Foreign Nonprofit Domestication and ConversionCorporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes
Regulations:950 CMR 106.01 through 950 CMR 106.16 Nonprofit Corporations

MI

Statutes:MCLS §§ 450.2101 through 450.3192 Nonprofit Corporations

MN

Statutes:Minn. Stat §§ 3137A.001 through 317A.909 Nonprofit Corporations

MS

Statutes:Miss. Code Ann §§ 79-11-101 through 79-11-403 Nonprofit Corporations

MO

Statutes:§§ 355.001 through 355.881 R.S. Mo. Not For Profit Corporations

MT

Statutes:Mont. Code Annon., §§ 35-2-113 through 35-2-1402  Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:MONT. ADMIN. R. 44.5.114  [Corporations] Profit and Nonprofit Fees

NE

Statutes:R.R.S. Neb §§ 21-1901 through 21-19, 177 Nonprofit Corporations
NV Statutes:Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann §§ 81.001 through 82.546 Miscellaneous Organizations: NonprofitCorporations
Regulations:NAC 82.010 Nonprofit Corporations

NH

Statutes:RSA 292:5-b 

RSA 292:6-a

Foreign Nonprofit Corporations; Registration, FeesBoard of Directors of Charitable Nonprofit Corporations

NJ

Statutes:N.J. Stat. §§ 15A;1-1 through 15A:16-2 Corporations, Nonprofits

NM

Statutes:N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 53-8-1 through 53-8-99 Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:12.3.3.1 through 12.3.3.13 NMAC Nonprofit Corporations

NY

Statutes:NY CLS N-PCL §§ 101 through 115 Not-for-Profit Corporations

NC

Statutes:N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 55A-1-01 through 55A-17-05 Nonprofit Corporations

ND

Statutes:N.D. Cent. Code, §§ 10-33-01 through 10-33-149 Nonprofit Corporations
        OH Statutes:ORC Ann. 1702.01 through 1702.99 Nonprofit Corporations

OK

Statutes:18 Okl. St. § 863 through 18 Okl. St. §868 Nonprofit Corporations

OR

Statutes:ORS §§ 65.001 through 65.990 Nonprofit Corporations
         PA Statutes:15 Pa.C.S. § 5101 through 15 Pa.C.S. §5110 Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:19 Pa. Code §41.2 through 19 Pa. Code §41.101 Nonprofit Corporations Generally

PR

Statutes:6.L.P.R.A. § 41 through 6 L.P.R.A. §55 Nonprofit Associations

RI

Statutes:R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 7-6-1 through 7-6-108 Nonprofit Corporations

SC

Statutes:S.C. Code Ann. §§ 33-31-101 through 33-36-1370 Nonprofit Corporations; Corporations Not-For-Profit Financed by Federal or State Loans

SD

Statutes:S.D. Codified Laws §§ 47-22-1 through 47-28-17 Nonprofit Corporations; Foreign Nonprofit Corporations

TN

Statutes:Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 48-51-101 through 48-51-701 Nonprofit Corporation

TX

Statutes:Tex. Business Organizations Code §§ 22.001 through 22.409 Nonprofit Corporations
Regulations:1 TAC § 80.21 through 1 TAC § 80.29 Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations

UT

Statutes:Utah Code Ann. §§ 16-6a-101 through 16.6a-1705 Nonprofit Corporations

VT

Statutes:11B V.S.A. § 1.01 through 11B V.S.A. § 17.05 Nonprofit Corporations

VA

Statutes:Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-953 Donation to Nonprofit Organizations

VI

Statutes:13. V.I.C. § 491 through 13 V.I.C. § 502 Nonprofit Corporation

WA

Statutes:Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) §§ 24.03.005 Through 24.06.920 Nonprofit Corporations; Nonprofit and Mutual Corporations

WV

Statutes:W.Va. Code §§ 31E-1-101 through31E-16-1603

W.Va. Code §§ 36-11-1 through 36-11-7

Nonprofit Corporations 

Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations

WI

Statutes:Wis. Stat §§ 184.01 through 184.15 Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association
WY Statutes:Wyo. Stat §§ 17-19-101 through 17-19-1807Wyo. Stat §§ 17-22-101 through 17-22-115 Nonprofit CorporationsUniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations
Regulations:WCWR 002-021-001 through 002-021-006 Non Profit Corporations Rules and Regulations