A. Every contract or agreement between professional fund-raising counsel and a charitable or civic organization must be in writing and shall be filed with the Commissioner within ten days after such contract or written agreement is entered into.
B. Every contract, or a written statement of the nature of the arrangement to prevail in the absence of a contract, between a professional solicitor and a charitable or civic organization shall be filed with the Commissioner at least ten days prior to commencement of the contract.
C. All agreements and arrangements between professional fund-raising counsel and charitable or civic organizations must be reduced to writing before executed or acted upon.
1974, c. 574; 1979, c. 595; 1983, c. 374; 1988, c. 322.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 57 - Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries
Chapter 5 - Solicitation of Contributions
§ 57-49. Registration of charitable organizations; prohibition against support of terrorists
§ 57-50. Reciprocal agreements with other states; online filing
§ 57-51. Nonresident registration
§ 57-52. Publication of warnings concerning certain charitable and civic organizations
§ 57-52.1. Publication of warnings concerning solicitation by professional solicitors
§ 57-53. Records to be kept by charitable organizations
§ 57-55.2. Charitable solicitation disclosure
§ 57-55.2:1. Solicitations by for-profit organizations
§ 57-55.3. Disclosure regarding financial statement required
§ 57-55.4. Collection receptacles; required disclosures
§ 57-56. Information filed to become public records
§ 57-58. Ratio of fund-raising expenses to contributions to be included in registration statement
§ 57-59. Enforcement of chapter; seizure of property connected with terrorism; penalties
§ 57-61. Registration of professional fund-raising counsels and solicitors
§ 57-61.1. Time and effect of registration
§ 57-61.2. Commercial co-ventures
§ 57-62. Liability imposed by other laws not decreased
§ 57-64. Out-of-state enforcement proceedings
§ 57-66. Rules and regulations; model ordinance