Change log

MA penalty: source cite M.G.L. c.12 §8F (Solicitation of Funds for Public Charities Act) → M.G.L. c.12 §8F

MA penalty: description MA Form PC late-filing violations carry tiered statutory civil penalties under M.G.L. c.12 §8F. AG sends notice of delinquency. After a 30-day cure window, civil penalty accrues at up to $50 per day per report until a complete report is filed. Maximum aggregate penalty per report: $10,000. AG also has authority to seek injunctive relief, restitution, and equitable orders for substantive (non-late-filing) violations under c.12 §§8E-8M. Plus M.G.L. c.68 violations (solicitation rules) carry separate criminal exposure under §29. M.G.L. c.12 §8E civil penalty (verified verbatim 2026-04-30): up to $50 per day for each day a public charity remains unregistered after 30-day notice, with maximum aggregate penalty of $10,000 for failure to register. Penalty may be assessed against responsible officers/agents who had authority to cause the public charity to comply per §8E(e). Initial registration fee per §8E is $100 one-time. → M.G.L. c. 12, § 8F civil penalty of up to $50 per day after a 30-day notice until a complete report is filed, maximum aggregate $10,000 per report; the director may assess that civil penalty against a responsible officer or agent. A public charity, or an officer or agent, who willfully files a report false in any material representation is punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both. Solicitation crime is M.G.L. c. 68, § 32(d), not § 29.; source url https://www.mass.gov/info-details/mass-general-laws-c12-ss-8f → https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter12/Section8F; criminal scope organization → both; source quote replaced