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New Hampshire — Paid Solicitor Bond

New Hampshire requires a paid solicitor to register before solicitation and provide $20,000 security for the entire registration period. NHCT-21 accepts an executed bond copy or a surety-executed bond confirmation certificate. Prepare that evidence with the registration application, then handle each campaign's notice and reporting separately.

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Recorded state
New Hampshire
Bond type
Charitable Solicitation / Fundraiser Bond
Category
Business operations & taxes

What this bond does

Provide Attorney General-approved paid solicitor security under RSA 7:28-c, with the solicitor as principal and a New Hampshire-authorized surety.

Who needs it
The compensated business soliciting for a charitable trust itself or through compensated people it employs, procures or engages. The law also addresses solicitation for police, law-enforcement and firefighters' associations. Advice-only fundraising counsel has a separate registration route.
Who it protects
The statute runs the bond to New Hampshire and persons with causes of action against the principal for liabilities from covered activities or violations of the applicable charitable-trust provisions or rules. Security must remain effective as long as registration does. It is not a guarantee that a campaign will meet its fundraising target.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.

Details for NHCT-21 and surety confirmation evidence

RSA 7:28-c requires the $20,000 undertaking at initial registration and renewal, with one or more responsible sureties providing at least the required security. A qualifying blanket-bond rider is permitted. Match the actual paid solicitor principal, complete statutory condition and effective period; there is no general cash-custody-only trigger in this bond clause.

NHCT-21 asks for either a copy of the $20,000 Paid Solicitor surety bond executed by a surety company or a bond confirmation certificate executed by a surety company. Confirm the accepted undertaking, its required execution and security period rather than submitting a provider application receipt in place of that evidence.

The application identifies officers, directors and key employees, entity formation papers for an initial registration, other-state registrations and adverse registration actions. It also asks about automatic telephone dialing, which can require separate Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau registration. An authorized representative completes the application certification.

The Charitable Trusts Unit currently offers online and mail routes for NHCT-21. Registration lasts one year, with additional one-year renewals. Use the actual registration dates and keep security in effect throughout; do not substitute another state's common June 30 or December 31 calendar.

Before each solicitation campaign, file the solicitation notice with the charity contract and required campaign details. Joint financial reporting is due within ninety days after completion and on the anniversary of a campaign lasting more than a year. Keep required campaign records at least three years after completion and report material filed-information changes within seven days.

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Have these ready

  1. Confirm the paid solicitor role and the charitable trust or association served.
  2. Identify the actual principal and arrange $20,000 accepted security for the full registration period.
  3. Prepare the surety-executed bond copy or surety-executed confirmation certificate NHCT-21 requires.
  4. Complete the application disclosures, formation papers if initial, and authorized certification.
  5. Plan one-year renewal, campaign notice/contract, joint reporting and required records through the Unit's current filing route.

Questions about this bond

Does NHCT-21 permit a surety confirmation certificate?

Yes. Its security item permits an executed bond copy or a bond confirmation certificate executed by a surety company. Match the actual required undertaking and effective period; a purchase receipt is not the specified certificate.

Is the bond required only if I hold contributions?

The RSA 7:28-c bond clause applies to the registered paid solicitor and requires security throughout registration. Custody is separately disclosed in the campaign notice. Describe your actual role rather than importing another state's custody-only bond test.

What follows Purchase Now?

Propeller's New Hampshire Paid Solicitor application opens in a new tab. Match the principal, $20,000 statutory condition, registration period and required executed evidence, then complete Charitable Trusts Unit registration and campaign filings. Payment does not approve registration or submit the joint financial report.

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