California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1.3 - Charitable Solicitations

• Section 17510.
  (a) The Legislature finds that there exists in the area of solicitations and sales solicitations for charitable purposes a condition which has worked fraud, deceit and...
• Section 17510.1.
  As used in this article, “sale” shall include a gift made with the hope or expectation of monetary compensation.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1113.)
• Section 17510.2.
  (a) As used in this article, “solicitation for charitable purposes,” means any request, plea, entreaty, demand, or invitation, or attempt thereof, to give money or property,...
• Section 17510.25.
  (a) A charity, as defined in subdivision (e), may engage in a solicitation for charitable purposes that involves persons standing in a public roadway soliciting contributions...
• Section 17510.3.
  (a) Prior to any solicitation or sales solicitation for charitable purposes, the solicitor or seller shall exhibit to the prospective donor or purchaser a card entitled...
• Section 17510.4.
  If the initial solicitation or sales solicitation is made by radio, television, letter, telephone, or any other means not involving direct personal contact with the...
• Section 17510.5.
  (a) The financial records of a soliciting organization shall be maintained on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles as defined by the American Institute of...
• Section 17510.6.
  The provisions of this article shall not apply to solicitations, sales, offers, or attempts to sell within the membership of a charitable organization or upon...
• Section 17510.7.
  Compliance with any city or county ordinance which provides for disclosure of information relating to solicitations or sales solicitations for charitable purposes substantially similar to...
• Section 17510.8.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, there exists a fiduciary relationship between a charity or any person soliciting on behalf of a charity, and...
• Section 17510.85.
  (a) An individual, corporation, or other legal entity who for compensation solicits funds or other property in this state for charitable purposes shall disclose prior to...
• Section 17510.87.
  Any individual, corporation, or other legal entity who, for compensation, solicits funds or other property in this state for charitable purposes is prohibited from retaining...
• Section 17510.9.
  (a) A charity engaged in any solicitation or sales solicitation for charitable purposes, that collected more than 50 percent of its annual income and more than...
• Section 17510.95.
  The Attorney General shall annually publish a report that includes information provided to the Registry of Charitable Trusts pursuant to Section 17510.9 for all charities...

Last modified: October 22, 2018