Indiana § 23-7-8-7 - Prohibited acts
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 23-7-8-7 — Prohibited acts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-7-8-7. Prohibited acts
Sec. 7. (a) A person who solicits charitable contributions may not:
(1) use the fact of registration as an endorsement by the state;
(2) misrepresent that the person is an officer or employee of a public safety agency;
(3) use the name "police", "law enforcement", "trooper", "rescue squad", "firemen", or "firefighter" unless a bona fide police, law enforcement, rescue squad, or fire department authorizes its use in writing;
(4) misrepresent to anyone that the contribution will be used for a charitable purpose if the person has reason to believe the contribution will not be used for a charitable purpose;
(5) misrepresent to anyone that another person endorses the solicitation unless that person has consented in writing to the use of the person's name for the purpose of endorsing the solicitation;
(6) misrepresent to anyone that the contribution is solicited on behalf of anyone other than the charitable organization that authorized the solicitation; or
(7) collect or attempt to collect a contribution in person or by means of a courier unless:
(A) the solicitation is made in person and the collection or attempt to collect is made at the time of the solicitation; or
(B) the contributor has agreed to purchase goods or items in connection with the solicitation, and the collection or attempt to collect is made at the time of delivery of the goods or items.
(b) A person who solicits charitable contributions shall not represent that tickets to events will be donated for use by another, unless the following requirements have been met:
(1) The paid solicitor has commitments, in writing, from charitable organizations stating that they will accept donated tickets and specifying the number of tickets they are willing to accept.
(2) No more contributions for donated tickets are solicited than the number of ticket commitments received from charitable organizations.
As added by P.L.245-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.248-1987, SEC.4; P.L.24-1989, SEC.7; P.L.48-1998, SEC.5; P.L.155-2003, SEC.2.
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Section 23-7-8-7 ("Prohibited acts") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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