Duties of the Department of State.

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The Department of State shall include in the materials it sends to persons or organizations seeking to register as nonprofit corporations, pursuant to chapter 617, and include with the annual report notice to be filed with the Department of State each year, a notice of the registration and disclosure requirements of ss. 496.401-496.424.

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History

ss. 21, 26, ch. 91-208; ss. 14, 19, ch. 94-287.

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