In an attempt to address some of the allegations of theft or other misdeeds that were leveled at us from several detractors and their organizations, we have asked the California Attorney General's office to investigate the previous management of Save Our State, and provide us with the documentation that will support the claims we have made in our defense, specifically the corporate structure and use of charitable status during that period. The process is slow, but once it gets going it will speed up. Yesterday, some of the public records access results have been made available, and they are attached to this post.
As we have stated previously, the operation of Save Our State under the management of Joseph Turner and Alexis Ashley (Corporate Officers), and Chelene Nightingale (Managing Director), was not in compliance with California charitable law from its' inception, and little or no attempt was made to legitimize it after the fact. Charitable corporations are required to make filings that list the way the corporation is governed, as this helps restrict individuals from misusing a corporate charter for personal or other improper gain.
Under new management, Save Our State is now engaged in legitimizing the corporate structure, its' by laws, and charitable status so that we will be in good standing with the law, and with our supporters and contributors. We expect to be in compliance before the end of spring
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EDMUND G.BROWN JR.
Attorney General
State of California
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SAVE OUR STATE
5080 SHENANDOM STREET
VENTURA CA 93003 NOTICE TO REGISTER
We have received information indicating that this organization may be subject to the registration and reporting
requirements of the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act (Government Code
sections 12580, et seq.).
Pursuant to section 12585 and 12586 of the Act
, every charitable corporation incorporated or doing business in
California, unincorporated association and trustee holding assets for charitable purposes or doing business in the
State of California is required to register and file annual reports with the Attorney General's Registry of
Charitable Trusts, within thirty (30) days of receiving assets (which includes cash or other forms of property).
Some entities, such as educational institutions, religious corporations and hospitals, are exempt from registration
and reporting under section 12583.
In order to determine if the captioned entity is subject to registration and reporting, please submit a completed
Initial Registration form
(CT-l), together with all the required attachments, and$25 initial registration fee,
payable to the Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts. Please include the"CT number" noted at the
top of this letter in the memo portion of the check, and mail the completed form and check, together with a copy
of this letter
, to the Registry at the address set forth above.
If it is determined that registration is not required, the $25 registration fee will be refunded.
For additional information please visit our website at
http://ag.ca.gov/charities.
Please respond within 30 days from the date of this letter. Thank you for your attention to this correspondence.
Sincerely,
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Staff Services Analyst
Registry of Charitable Trusts
For EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
Attorney General
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03-09-2010, 08:16 AM
Attorney General Looks Into Former SOS Management
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