§ 6-501

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§6–501.

(a)An agreement between a charitable organization and a fund–raising counsel or professional solicitor and any subcontract or other contract in furtherance of such an agreement shall be in writing.

(b)A fund–raising counsel or professional solicitor shall submit to the Secretary of State a copy of all agreements under subsection

(a)of this section on or before the earlier of:

(1)the tenth day after the agreement is made; or

(2)the start of a charitable solicitation.

(c)The text that a professional solicitor or associate solicitor uses in a charitable solicitation shall be attached to the agreement and shall include:

(1)the name of the charitable organization for which the charitable solicitation is made;

(2)the specific charitable purpose that is to be advanced with charitable contributions as shown in the registration statement; and

(3)a statement that the person who solicits charitable contributions:

(i)is a paid fund–raiser; and

(ii)on request, will provide a copy of the charitable organization’s financial statement.

(d)An agreement between a professional solicitor, fund–raising counsel, or charitable organization and a person engaged to receive or hold contributions resulting from a professional solicitor or fund–raising counsel agreement shall be attached to the professional solicitor or fund–raising counsel agreement filed with the Secretary of State.

(e)An agreement between a charitable organization and a fund–raising counsel or professional solicitor may not contain a provision that states:

(1)that the charitable organization may not use contributions from a solicitation for its charitable purposes until some or all fund–raising expenses have been paid; or

(2)that the professional solicitor or fund–raising counsel may engage in a direct mail or other solicitation in the charity’s name for the purpose of paying or offsetting preexisting fund–raising expenses.