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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="6-501" title_number="6" title_name="Charitable Organizations and Charitable Representatives" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Charitable Solicitations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the tenth day after the agreement is made; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the start of a charitable solicitation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The text that a professional solicitor or associate solicitor uses in a charitable solicitation shall be attached to the agreement and shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the name of the charitable organization for which the charitable solicitation is made;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the specific charitable purpose that is to be advanced with charitable contributions as shown in the registration statement; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a statement that the person who solicits charitable contributions:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is a paid fund–raiser; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on request, will provide a copy of the charitable organization’s financial statement.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An agreement between a charitable organization and a fund–raising counsel or professional solicitor may not contain a provision that states:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>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</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
