Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit

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Contact Information

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 13550
Austin, TX 78711-3550

Phone: (512) 475-0775
Fax: (512) 475-2815

Web: Home Name search Forms
Email: registrationsunit_assist@sos.tx.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other reference data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Texas Public Safety Organization, Independent Promoter, or Public Safety Publication Registration

Agency:Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit
Law:

Texas Occupations Code § 1803.001 et seq.

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Automatic Exemption

Agency Fee:

$0

Notes:

Only certain public safety organizations, independent promoters, public safety publications are required to register. All other charities are automatically exempt.

Initial Registration

Form:

Form 3201: Public Safety Organization, Independent Promoter, or Public Safety Publication Registration/Renewal Statement

Filing Method:

Mail or fax

Agency Fee:

$250

Before you Apply:

All Applicants:

  • Check the available exemptions to see if your charity is eligible for exemption from the full registration requirement.
  • Look through the list of required attachments and make sure that you have each required document in hand before starting the registration application.
How to Apply:
  1. Determine whether or not your charity will need to foreign qualify based on your activity in Texas. If not required, skip to number 3.
  2. File foreign qualification documents with the Texas Secretary of State - Corporations Section.
  3. Submit a registration form and all required attachments to the Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit.

Registration Renewal

Form:

Form 3201: Public Safety Organization, Independent Promoter, or Public Safety Publication Registration/Renewal Statement (Renewal)

Filing Method:

Mail or fax

Agency Fee:

$250

Due:

Annually by the registration anniversary date.

Due Date Extension:

Texas does not grant extensions for registration renewals.

Texas Third-Party Debt Collector Bond Registration

Agency:Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Bond Requirements:

$10,000 surety bond.

Notes:

Texas does not issue collection agency licenses but instead requires agencies to submit a bond registration.

Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Initial Registration

Form:

Third-Party Debt Collector Bond Form

Agency Fee:

$0

Renewal Not Required

Not required



Bond filings do not need to be renewed.

Texas Veterans Organization Solicitation Registration

Agency:Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit
Law:

Texas Occupations Code § 1804.001 - § 1804.206

Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Bond Requirements:

$5,000 if the solicitor solicits in only one county, $10,000 if the solicitor solicits in more than one county but fewer than six counties, or $25,000 if the solicitor solicits in six or more counties.

Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Automatic Exemption

Agency Fee:

$0

Notes:

Only certain veterans organizations are required to register. All other charities are automatically exempt.

Initial Registration

Form:

Form 3501: Veterans Organization Solicitation Registration Statement

Filing Method:

Mail or fax

Agency Fee:

$150

Notes:
  • Registration is only required for certain veterans organizations.
  • Some Texas counties and municipalities may require charities that solicit in-person to register prior to fundraising.
Before you Apply:

All Applicants:

  • Check the available exemptions to see if your charity is eligible for exemption from the full registration requirement.
  • Look through the list of required attachments and make sure that you have each required document in hand before starting the registration application.
How to Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  1. File entity formation documents with the Texas Secretary of State - Corporations Section.
  2. Submit a registration form and all required attachments to the Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit.

Foreign Applicants:

  1. Determine whether or not your charity will need to foreign qualify based on your activity in Texas. If not required, skip to number 3.
  2. File foreign qualification documents with the Texas Secretary of State - Corporations Section.
  3. Submit a registration form and all required attachments to the Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit.
Required Attachments:

  • IRS form 990
  • Professional fundraising contracts

Registration Renewal

Form:

Form 3501: Veterans Organization Solicitation Registration Statement (Renewal)

Filing Method:

Mail or fax

Agency Fee:

$150

Due:

Annually by the registration anniversary date.

Due Date Extension:

Texas does not grant extensions for registration renewals.

Required Attachments:

None

Supplemental Reporting
Veterans Organization Annual Report

Form:

Form 3503: Veterans Organization Annual Report

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$50

Due:

Annually by January 15.

Notes:

This report is due when a veterans organization receives more than $500 during a calendar.

Texas Veterans Organization Solicitor Registration

Agency:Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Bond Requirements:
  • $5,000 if the organization solicits in not more than one county;
  • $10,000 if the organization solicits in more than one county but fewer than six counties; or
  • $25,000 if the organization solicits in more than five counties.
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Initial Registration

Form:

Form 3504: Veterans Organization Solicitor's Registration Statement

Agency Fee:

$500

Original Ink:Not required
Notarize:Not required

Registration Renewal

Form:

Form 3504: Veterans Organization Solicitor's Registration Statement (Renewal)

Agency Fee:

$500

Due:

Annually by the registration anniversary date.

Original Ink:Not required
Notarize:Not required

Financial Reporting

Form:

Form 3506: Veterans Organization Solicitor's Quarterly Report

Agency Fee:

$50

Due:

By the end of each calendar quarter in which the solicitor raised at least $5,000 for a veteran's organization.

Notes:

A solicitor that raises more than $5000 for a veterans organization during a calendar quarter, must file the following report with the secretary of state at the end of that calendar quarter.

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