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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="6-617" title_number="6" title_name="Charitable Organizations and Charitable Representatives" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <text>A professional solicitor or associate solicitor may not solicit charitable contributions for or in the name of a charitable organization unless the professional solicitor or associate solicitor:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>has written authorization that contains:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>the consent of 2 officers of the charitable organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>the signature of the professional solicitor; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>an express statement of the term of the authorization;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>submits a copy of the authorization to the Secretary of State; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>on request, shows a copy of the authorization and personal identification to a person who is solicited.</text>
  </level>
</section>
