Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2479
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2479
- Charitable: means related to a charitable purpose. See
- Charitable organization: means any organization that is or holds itself out to be furthering any charitable purpose. See
- Consumer: means any person who purchases, leases, contracts for, or otherwise agrees to pay consideration for goods or services not for resale in the ordinary course of the person's trade or business but for the person's use or benefit or the use or benefit of a member of the person's household, or in connection with the operation of the person's household or a farm whether or not the farm is conducted as a trade or business, or a person who purchases, leases, contracts for, or otherwise agrees to pay consideration for goods or services not for resale in the ordinary course of the person's trade or business but for the use or benefit of the person's business or in connection with the operation of the person's business. See
- Contributor: means a person who makes a contribution. See
- Paid fundraiser: means a person who, for financial consideration, solicits contributions from persons in this State, either directly or through employees, agents, or those with whom the paid fundraiser is in privity. See
§ 2479. Violations
(a) A violation of this subchapter, including the filing of any false information on a notice of solicitation or financial report, is deemed to be a violation of section 2453 of this title. This section shall not be construed to limit a paid fundraiser‘s liability under any other law.
(b) The Attorney General has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, and bring civil actions with respect to the acts and practices of paid fundraisers and charitable organizations as is provided under subchapter 1 of this chapter.
(c) A contributor or a charitable organization has the same rights with respect to the acts and practices of a paid fundraiser as a consumer has under section 2461 of this title. (Added 1989, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1997, No. 42, § 5.)