Alabama § 13A-9-82 - Person or Organization Who Knowingly Violates Article Is Guilty of Crime.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 13A-9-82 — Person or Organization Who Knowingly Violates Article Is Guilty of Crime., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13A-9-82. Person or Organization Who Knowingly Violates Article Is Guilty of Crime.
Any person or organization who knowingly violates this article shall be guilty of unlawful charitable solicitation. Unlawful charitable solicitation is a Class C misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law. It is an absolute defense to any criminal prosecution under this section if the charitable organization has given one hundred percent of the receipts generated by the container to the designated charitable organization for whom the person, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, or an affiliate or branch of either, or solicitor, represented the funds being solicited.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-9-82 ("Person or Organization Who Knowingly Violates Article Is Guilty of Crime.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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