Sec. 6. (a) A professional solicitor subject to registration under this chapter or a person who is employed to solicit or act on behalf of a professional solicitor subject to registration under this chapter shall disclose at the time of the solicitation and before the donor agrees to make a contribution:

(1) the name and, upon request, the address of the charitable organization that is being represented;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-7-8-6

  • Charitable organization: means any organization described in Section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
  • Contribution: means a promise or pledge of money, a payment, or any other rendition of property or service. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Person: includes any individual, organization, trust foundation, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
  • Professional solicitor: means a person who, for a financial consideration, solicits contributions for, or on behalf of, a charitable organization, either personally or through agents or employees specifically employed for that purpose, including agents or employees specifically employed by or for a charitable organization who solicit contributions under the direction, supervision, or instruction of a professional solicitor. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
  • Solicit: means :

    Indiana Code 23-7-8-1

(2) the fact that the person soliciting the contribution is, or is employed by, a professional solicitor, and the fact that the professional solicitor is compensated;

(3) the full name of the professional solicitor and, upon request, the telephone number the person being solicited can call to confirm the information provided under this section; and

(4) the charitable purpose for which the funds are being raised.

     (b) If a person solicits in writing or in person, the disclosures required by subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) shall be in writing. If a person solicits by telephone, the disclosures required by subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) shall be made orally.

     (c) A written confirmation shall be mailed within ten (10) days after each solicitation in which a contribution has been given. This confirmation must include the disclosures required under subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2).

     (d) All disclosures required by this section must be clear and conspicuous.

     (e) A contributor has the right to cancel a pledge for monetary contribution at any time prior to making the contribution.

As added by P.L.245-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.248-1987, SEC.3; P.L.24-1989, SEC.6; P.L.48-1998, SEC.4.

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