North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 131F Solicitation of Contributions

Article 1 - General Provisions.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-1. Purpose
The General Assembly recognizes the right of persons or organizations to conduct solicitation activities. It is the intent of the General Assembly to protect...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-2. Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) "Association" means any voluntary statewide organization of persons for common ends especially as in an organized...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-3. Exemptions
The following are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter: (1) Any person who solicits charitable contributions for a religious institution. (2) Solicitation of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-4. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 2 - Charitable Organizations and Sponsors.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-5. Licensure of charitable organizations and sponsors required
(a) License Required. - Unless exempted under G.S. 131F-3, a charitable organization, sponsor, or person that intends to solicit contributions in this State, to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-6. Information required for licensure
(a) Initial Information Required. - The initial application for a license for a charitable organization or sponsor shall be submitted on a form provided...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-7. Consolidated application and renewal
(a) Election to File Consolidated Application. - Each chapter, branch, member, or affiliate of a parent organization or association that is required to obtain...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-8. License fees
(a) Required Fees. - Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, every charitable organization or sponsor shall pay the following...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-9. Disclosure requirements of charitable organizations and sponsors
(a) Contributions for Expressed Purpose. - A charitable organization or sponsor shall solicit contributions only for the purpose expressed in its application and may...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-10. Disclosure requirements for other organizations
Any person who is not a charitable organization or sponsor and who places or maintains a collection receptacle in public view for the purpose...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-11. Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-12. Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-13. Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-14. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 3 - Fund-Raising Consultants, Solicitors, and Coventurers.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-15. License required for fund-raising consultant
(a) License Required. - Unless exempted under G.S. 131F-3, a person shall not act as a fund-raising consultant in this State unless that person...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-16. License required for solicitors
(a) Licensure Required. - Unless exempted under G.S. 131F-3, a person shall not act as a solicitor in this State unless that person has...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-17. Disclosure requirements of solicitors
(a) General Disclosures. - A solicitor shall comply with the following disclosures: (1) Prior to orally requesting a contribution or along with a written...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-18. Requirements of coventurers
(a) Written Consent. - Prior to the commencement of any charitable sales promotion or sponsor sales promotion in this State conducted by a coventurer...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-19. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 4 - Prohibited Acts and Enforcement.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-20. Prohibited acts
It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Violate or fail to comply with the requirements of this Chapter. (2) Act as a fund-raising...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-21. Violation as deceptive or unfair trade practice
Any person who commits an act or practice that violates any provision of this Chapter engages in an unfair trade practice in violation of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-22. Criminal penalties
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter and in addition to any administrative or civil penalties, any person who willfully and knowingly violates a...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-23. Enforcement
(a) Investigation. - The Department may conduct an investigation of any person whenever there is an allegation or appearance, either upon complaint or otherwise,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-24. Civil remedies and enforcement
(a) Civil Remedies. - In addition to other remedies authorized by law, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in superior court to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-25 through 131F-29. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 5 - Miscellaneous.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-30. Public information; annual report
(a) Public Information Program. - The Department shall develop a public information program to further the purposes of this Chapter. The purpose of the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-31. Contributions solicited for, or accepted by or on behalf of, a named individual
(a) Trust Account Required. - Contributions solicited for, or accepted by or on behalf of, a named individual shall be deposited in a trust...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-32. Records
Each charitable organization, sponsor, fund-raising consultant, and solicitor shall keep, for a period of at least three years, true and accurate records as to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131F-33. Rule-making authority
The Department shall have the authority to adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this Chapter or to prevent false or deceptive statements or...

Last modified: March 23, 2014