Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 930 – Sponsors’ responsibilities
(a) (1) Each sponsor shall demand that any promoter, offering fund-raising services in the form of entertainment events, exhibit said promoter’s current year occupational license required by § 2301(a) or (b) of Title 30.
(2) If a sponsor enters into an agreement with a promoter, without having first verified said promoter’s credentials and occupational license status, the sponsor assumes joint liability with the promoter for any failures of service promised by the promoter to the consumer public.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 930
- Entertainment event: shall mean any form of circus or carnival, stage play, variety show, concert, magic, puppet or mime show, pageant, musical or similar type of public entertainment program other than combative sports, wrestling, racing and outdoor music festivals. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 929
- Promoter: shall mean any person who, privately or as a business agent for a professional enterprise, offers services to another person or organization and in return for the use of that person's/organization's name as sponsor, and a fee, commission or profit share, acquires, advertises and conducts a paid entertainment event for the general public. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 929
- Sponsor: shall mean any person or organization who agrees, verbally or in writing, to authorize the use of their name as an indorsement for, and supporter of, a paid public entertainment event promoted by another individual or business enterprise. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 929
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Sponsors may, if they so desire, charge the promoter a fee for the use of their name (individual or organization) in promotional material concerning the entertainment event. Such fee shall not be less than $500 and shall be specifically stated in the contractual agreement between sponsor and promoter.