40-01-24. Firefighters may solicit charitable contributions from motorists.
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Notwithstanding section 39-10-34 or any other provision of law, a city, by resolution, may permit permanent, on-duty or off-duty, full-time firefighters employed by the city or volunteers serving the city to solicit charitable contributions from motorists under the following conditions:
1. The solicitation is limited to one charitable organization annually which is qualified
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)] and is
registered under state law.
2. The solicitation is limited to three days in the calendar year.
3. The charitable organization provides the city proof of commercial general liability
insurance against claims for bodily injury and property damage that may occur on the
public streets, roads, or right of ways as a result of the actions of those soliciting.