Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 19:25-21.2 - Registration(a) A professional campaign fund raiser shall register with the Commission within five business days of the earlier of the following: 1. The professional campaign fund raiser plans or organizes or is involved in the planning or organizing of, or attends, at least three events within a three-month period at which contributions are raised by the professional campaign fund raiser for a candidate or committee by whom he or she has been employed, retained or engaged; or2. The professional campaign fund raiser raises money or any other thing of value at least equivalent to the maximum amount of contributions permitted to be made by an individual to a candidate for public office pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-11.3 in the aggregate in contributions for such a candidate or committee prior to a primary election or prior to a general election.(b) The professional campaign fund raiser shall register by filing Form FRR with the Commission which shall include the following: 1. The name, business mailing address, and regular occupation or business of the fund raiser;2. The resident mailing address of a State resident designated as the fund raiser's agent for the service of process;3. The general nature of the services to be offered, the dates and locations of each fund raising event the person planned or organized, or was involved in the planning or organizing of, or attended;4. The amount of money the person raised at each event; and5. The name of each individual employed by the professional campaign fund raiser who receives monetary compensation of at least $ 5,000 per year from the fund raiser to perform for any candidate or committee, or both, any service directly related to the solicitation of contributions for that candidate or committee, or both.(c) Upon registering, a professional campaign fund raiser shall pay a registration fee of $ 1,000. The $ 1,000 initial registration fee shall also be applicable to each individual employed by a professional campaign fund raiser who is employed, retained, or engaged for monetary compensation of at least $ 5,000 per year in the aggregate to perform for any candidate or committee, or both, any service directly related to the solicitation of contributions for that candidate or committee, or both, and who meets either of the registration criteria at (a) above.(d) A professional campaign fund raiser who has not registered with the Commission pursuant to this section but is required to be registered, and who has not paid the initial registration fee in (c) above, shall not, for compensation, perform for any candidate or committee any service directly related to the solicitation of contributions for that candidate or committee. A candidate or committee shall not pay any compensation to any fund raiser who is not registered pursuant to this section but is required to be registered, for performing any service directly related to the solicitation of contributions for that candidate or committee.N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-21.2
Amended by 52 N.J.R. 2185(a), effective 12/21/2020